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Worm farming pays off
WSBT-TVELKHART COUNTY – When you talk about farming, you usually think of raising cows, pigs or chickens, but how about worms? That’s the case of an Army veteran wounded in Iraq who is now raising worms as part of a cash crop, but not for fishing....Tags: Chemical Industry, Fertilizer
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Mishawaka veteran injured in IED blast comes home
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – A Mishawaka native was among the wounded warriors honored at halftime of the Notre Dame-Wake Forest game Saturday. Army Sgt. Lucas Oppelt also has a Purple Heart for being wounded in action. He flew into South Bend with his wife and...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Memorial Day
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Community benefit set for Mishawaka High grad Oppelt, injured in Afghanistan
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe Ryan A. Balmer American Legion Post 161 will host an upcoming benefit to support Army Spc. Lucas Oppelt, a 2000 Mishawaka High School graduate critically injured in Afghanistan over Memorial Day weekend. WHEN: 4 to 9 p.m. June 30 (Saturday) WHERE:...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, American Legion, Hospitals and Clinics, Afghanistan, Memorial Day
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Family: Community support boosts soldier's spirits during recovery
WSBT-TV ReporterA Mishawaka native who was critically injured while serving in Afghanistan is in good spirits, his sister tells WSBT, because of the outpouring of community support. Two weeks ago, Sgt. Lucas Oppelt, stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device while...Tags: American Legion, Physical Therapy, Health Treatments
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Bill O'Reilly: Our many wounded warriors deserve nation's help
Living in the shadows of the ongoing war on terror are 1,715 American military people who lost limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few of those brave folks lost all four limbs when bombs blew apart their bodies. In addition, there are now at least 20 new...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Hamid Karzai, U.S. Department of Defense, Al Capone, Afghanistan
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Dr. Lorenz E. and Anastasia U. Zimmerman
Dr. Lorenz E. Zimmerman, the founder of modern ophthalmic pathology, who spent his nearly 60-year career studying diseases of the eye, died March 16 of complications from an infection at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. He was 92.
His wife...Tags: Kensington, Awards and Prizes, Korean War (1950-1953), New York City, Health and Medical Professionals
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Dr. Don-Neil Brotman, dentist
Dr. Don-Neil Brotman, a retired Baltimore dentist and a pilot, died Feb. 16 of heart failure at Sinai Hospital. The longtime Pikesville resident was 80.
Born and raised in Baltimore, Dr. Brotman was a 1949 graduate of City College, and after attending...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Owings Mills (Baltimore, Maryland), Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Dentistry and Dental Health, Bars and Clubs
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Mikulski, VA secretary pledge added staff, training in Baltimore
The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the nation's worst performer in processing disability claims, will receive more employee training, an influx of senior staff and a new digital processing system ahead of schedule, under a...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, American Legion, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Eric Shinseki
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Iraq veteran on his double-arm transplant: 'It feels amazing'
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.From the moment he entered the room at Johns Hopkins Hospital for his news conference, Brendan Marrocco was a picture of determination. He pushed his wheelchair using his arms and wrists and he smiled, showing off the new limbs. “It feels amazing,...Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Armed Conflicts, Staten Island (New York City), Wars and Interventions
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Soldier who lost all limbs in Iraq gets double arm transplant
A soldier who lost all of his limbs in the Iraq War received double arm transplants at Johns Hopkins Hospital last month in a rare procedure that has already begun to restore some normalcy to his life.
Hopkins doctors are to speak in detail about the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Amputation, The New York Times, Staten Island (New York City), Bombings
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'The Body Of War' Examines Psychic and Physical Damage Caused By the Iraq War
The Body of War TV host Phil Donahue will be present for Q&A, with EMMY-Award-Winning TV journalists, Ira Joe Fisher and Morton Dean. Friday, Feb. 1, 7:30p.m. The Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, (203) 438-5795,...
Tags: Entertainment, U.S. Congress, Ira Joe Fisher, Armed Conflicts, Arts and Culture
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Bruce A. Pierce, 84
Bruce Alfred Pierce, 84, of Hagerstown, Md., passed from this life Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown. Born July 13, 1928, in Hendersonville, N.C., he was the son of the late Lee Felia and Dorothy Helen (Graves)...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Silver Spring (Montgomery, Maryland), U.S. Army
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