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September 2, 2010: Pets for Patriots, Inc. is helping wounded soldiers transition to civilian life with the help of an adopted adult pet.

August 25, 2010: Biking helps recovery process for OTF customer Jose Santiago, who completed a 330-mile bicycle ride.

August 18, 2010: Study could explain why there is an unusually high rate of Lou Gehrig’s disease diagnosed among military veterans.

July 28, 2010: When Greg Rivera came to Operation TBI Freedom (OTF), he was going through a very "dark period" in his life.

July 26, 2010: Emory Professor Barbara Rothbaum, PhD, was invited by the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs to participate this week in a roundtable discussion on "Innovative Treatments for TBI (traumatic brain injury) and PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder)."

July 19, 2010: The 300-pound bomb blasted Marine Staff Sgt. James Ownbey's mine-resistant truck so high that it snapped power lines before it slammed to the dusty ground in western Iraq.

July 12, 2010: The US government has announced new rules that will make it easier for US veterans to receive federal benefits for post traumatic stress disorder.

July 1, 2010: The Pentagon has issued a new directive ordering better tracking and treatment of mild traumatic brain injuries in war zones, including a mandatory 24-hour rest period for any soldier exposed to a nearby blast.

June 24, 2010: The director of the military’s top center for post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries is resigning, after ongoing criticism of the facility’s inability to cope with the thousands of troops suffering from the “signature wounds” of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

June 18, 2010: As the nine-year “War on Terror” rages onward, high suicide rates, multiple deployments and lack of psychological treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) alarms military personnel and many point to the real cost of the Middle East offensive will be health care after the war has ended.

June 10, 2010: At the rapidly expanding base in Fort Bliss, Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border, the military is racing to build new homes for 10,000 additional soldiers. Cranes stack prefabricated containers like children's blocks to erect barracks overnight. Bulldozers grind sagebrush desert into roads and runways.

June 4, 2010: The 4th annual National Brain Injury Employment Conference, Building Bridges, will bring together all the stakeholders in the brain injury and employment fields—survivors, veterans, military personnel, family members and professionals. The two-day conference will feature nationally recognized military and civilian experts, as well as inspirational speakers.