Wounded Marine Blessed by Quintuplets
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A Marine who became the father of quintuplets just days after he was badly wounded in Iraq is recovering and will be united with his expanded family in a few weeks, his mother and doctor said Friday.
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He was a stern-faced sniper &amp;#151; and a soft-hearted Marine who handed out candy to kids in Iraq. He was a warrior who wrote poetry about life and death.
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Whenever Lt. Col. Andrew Lourake visits Ward 57 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he takes along a sheaf full of stories to buck up service members who have lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Nathan Hubbard came from a family of soldiers that had already lost one son to the war. Ricky Bell was due to fly home in less than a month. Michael Hook couldn't wait to get back to the states &#151; his fiancee is pregnant.
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Twin boys who were surgically separated three weeks ago have recovered well enough to be transferred next week to another hospital for rehabilitation.
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When wounded troops arrive at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center they often are wearing the same clothes they were wearing when they were injured; usually a dirty desert camouflage uniform, sometimes just a pair ...
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The Wounded Marine Careers Foundation is a film school where disabled marines see a path to dreams.
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by JEREMY REDMON of the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Mosul, Iraq. Two GIs desperately carry their wounded buddy between them, dragging him from the shattered remains of what had been a bustling mess hall in Iraq.
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Armed with miniaturized medical devices, surgeons bring advanced care to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan just moments after they're hurt. By Randy Dotinga.
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ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 25 -- Pvt. Jeremiah Jensen, on leave from Iraq, had his car stolen at gunpoint just days before Christmas. Pfc. Robert Ruiz was injured by a booby trap in Iraq a few days after Christmas last year. For both Albuquerque soldiers, ill holiday fortune turned to hope and joy because strangers reached out to them this year.
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By Jan A. Igoe, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  May 30--While Army Sgt. Melissa Dion was serving in Iraq last year, she still found a way to surprise her dad with a fabulous Christmas present. Dion chartered the Southern Exposure out of Georgetown for a Memorial Day weekend fishing trip.
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LANDSTUHL, Germany -- Marine Staff Sergeant Samuel J. Mortimer wore two bent dog tags on a chain around his neck, stared at a photograph of a gaping gunshot wound to his left elbow, and expressed a burning desire to return to Iraq.
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A dog may be a man&#39;s best friend. But for some traumatized war veterans, parrots are proving even more of a help.
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FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines rallied round a  comrade under investigation for killing a wounded Iraqi during  the offensive in Falluja, saying he was probably under combat  stress in unpredictable, hair-trigger circumstances.
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Police officer's aid at accident scene is very appreciated   I was amazed by the compassionate and exceptional service provided to me by Officer Cromwell of the Virginia Beach Fourth Precinct. He was on the scene of an accident I was involved i n May 24.
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Ever since Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Kelly lost his right leg to a roadside bomb near Baghdad more than a year ago, he has been on a mission. It was more than just learning how to walk again on a prosthetic limb or figuring out what to do with his life after 13 months at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. Kelly, 24, of Prescott, Ariz., saw a need to help other wounded soldiers and their families cope with the financial struggles that come with months of rehabilitation.
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Royal Marines involved in a daring rescue mission in Afghanistan are hailed for their bravery.