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Physical therapist Brian Caskin said the dives, which force soldiers to face fears while they control their breathing, are good practice for staying calm.

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After hitting the road to raise some funds, veterans group Guns to Hammers has landed back in Texas and is ready to help wounded warriors.

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The show features Reagan Tyler, a high school senior working with elite trainer Isaiah Truyman, and veteran Green Beret John Wayne Walding, an amputee and owner of 5 Toes Custom, which hand crafts precision firearms for other wounded vets.

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The Texas Combative Sports Program didn't understand the concept of amputee boxing – or how it was even possible for that matter – but once officials saw the guys in action, the sport was quickly sanctioned.

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In order to calculate the monthly payout for a wounded warrior, the Veteran’s Affairs office breaks down injuries via a detailed grading system. Below is an infographic of how the breakdown works. [ Washington Post ]

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A Mormon anti-masturbation video titled “Wounded on the Battlefield” implores followers of the religion to abstain from self-pleasuring, likening the act to wounded warriors. The voice of Brigham Young University President Kim B. Clark echoes in the background as scenes of a young man looking at pornography, and then being thrust into the battlefield unfold, […]

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Researchers at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago are developing a bionic leg that can read the operator’s mind. Even when a limb is missing, the brain still sends signals to it as if it was still there. This phenomenon results in “phantom limb,” or the feeling the appendage is still attached to the body. It […]

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7DDV is a non-profit program that pairs veterans with dogs through an intensive four-week training regimen, designed to improve veteran’s quality of life at no cost to the serviceman.

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