Topic: Iraq
A war veteran who suffered severe burns in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq won the admiration of US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Wednesday by dancing his way to victory in a TV show.JR Martinez was crowned the new champion of ABC ...
A senior army officer and a policeman were killed and nine people injured by a series of attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday, according to a source within Iraq's interior ministry.Lieutenant-Colonel Yussef Mohammad, based in the defence ministry, was killed while driving on ...
Beyond brain injuries and PTSD, soldiers' urological war wounds may get Congressional scrutinyPost-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries are the signature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But soldiers also are suffering serious injuries to the genitals and urinary system.New ...
Four Americans and at least three other foreigners were among 29 people killed in a hotel fire in northern Iraq that saw some of the victims jump to their deaths, officials said Friday.The massive blaze in Sulaimaniyah city, 270 kilometres (170 miles) ...
Jesus never said it would be easy to follow Him, and this week some Christian students in Iraq found out just how dangerous their faith can be. In Mosul, Iraq two bombs were detonated close to buses that were carrying Christian students. ...
If all is going well, blood is supposed to stay inside the body. Regardless of how the device is applied, the name refers to any kind of compression device that completely stops blood flow to an injured arm or leg.. The newest ...
Raider Hall is part gym, part museum. The corridors in this plain brick building are lined with photos of stone-faced men from the elite U.S. Marines Raider units who were trained to sneak behind enemy lines during World War II. The fitness ...
9/18/2009 Print E-mail The rotator cuff is a network of muscles and tendons that cover the upper arm bone and allow the arm to rotate. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provides this list of common symptoms of a torn rotator cuff: ...
Wounded troops face long, painful recovery battles even as war coverage in wanes in AmericaA year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of ...
In the Summer, or if you go to Iraq, Florida or somewhere else that is hot, you will really need to know how to deal with heat exhaustion. In the Summer it is easy for someone to become a victim of this.. ...