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Unique program brings injured vets back to Iraq -- to heal

Edwin Salau knew coming back would be hard. But he had to do it. The retired U.S. Army first lieutenant needed to know that his sacrifice was worth it.

Iraq veteran gets powerful new knees

Lt. Col. Greg Gadson is not a bionic man, but he does have a new set of powerful knees.

For wounded soldier, citizenship is 'icing on the cake'

Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar raised his right hand and pledged allegiance to the Constitution, swearing to protect it against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

SI.com: Kevin Armstrong: Jerry York is my Sportsman

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 2. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.

Military breaks ground for new Walter Reed facility

Less than two years after reports of decrepit conditions at the nation's most prominent military hospital, the military broke ground Thursday for the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

For amputees, an unlikely painkiller: Mirrors

Army Sgt. Nick Paupore was in the lead Humvee in a convoy rolling through Kirkuk City, Iraq, when the vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb.

Gates to ask Congress for nearly $190 billion war funding

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is asking for nearly $190 billion from Congress to help fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an increase from the amount requested earlier this year.

Veterans Affairs secretary resigns

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson announced Tuesday he would leave his post later this year to resume a career in the private sector, a statement from the department said.

For wounded troops, the next battle is on the job front

The U.S. troops brought to Walter Reed Army Medical Center are among the military's most severely wounded from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Volunteer discovers her mission: Helping families of wounded troops

Peggy Baker said she never gave much thought to the military before her son enlisted in the Army shortly after September 11, 2001.

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