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• Welcome to the Team

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• Who? LtCol Tim A. Maxwell
• 24 MEU S-3 (Opso)
• What? Wounded Mortar attack
• When? Oct 7, 2004
• Where? Kalsu, Iraq
• Why? I was taking a nap
• We all make mistakesLets just do the best we can

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• History
• Get to know them

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Kalsu, Iraq Last picture before injury
Awake!
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Kalsu, Iraq First picture after injury
CorpsmanSeriously wounded 1 month
laterPhysical, PTSD
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Shrapnel
Brain
Elbow
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Bethesda
My Experience

• My Wifes Experience
• Fight Medical Retirement
• VA Form - House
• VA Form Car
• TSGLI
• TAD
• Dinner?
• Choose new hospital
• And this is just the beginning

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Richmond VA Hospital(McGuire)
My Experience

• My Wifes Experience
• TAD
• Medical Issues
• Failed to check my vision
• Changed my medicine
• Etc..
• Kids
• School
• Travel
• Mon Thurs Home
• Thurs Sun Richmond
• Choose new hospital
• And this is just the beginning

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HomeJacksonville, NC

• My Experience
• Bad Neurologist Fired
• Bad Visual Doctor
• Fired
• 5 Bad Elbow Doctors
• Fired one at a time
• Cannot Drive

• My Wifes Experience
• Get a new Neurologist Fired
• Get a new Visual Doctor
• Fired
• Get a new Elbow Doctors (5 times)
• Fired one at a time
• Get a Drive

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In the EndLimited Duty
Brain Two Main Problems At Night OVER-ACTIVE
MIND Thoughts swirling Day Time
Receptive/Expressive APHASIA - Names and labels
(Anomia) - Speeches/Meetings Physical
Problems Vision (The worst physical issue.
Reading is brutal) Right Ankle/Knee Weakness
(Foot drags, stumbling) Right Arm Lack of solid
control Left Arm Slight pain
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Bored!

• What Can I Do?

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• Initially Hang out with my unit
• - Drink Coffee. Chat. Visit.
• - 3 Hours a day, 2-3 days a week.
• Later Visit Other Wounded Marines/Corpsmen
• Spread the word You are not alone Common
  Issues
• Loneliness. Guiltiness. Sadness.
  Confusion. BORED!
• Take Away
• Live Together?
• Propose the Idea to the CG II MEF (LtGen Amos)
• Share the Barracks
• Approved

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Interviews
Hospital Visits
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Open the Barracks
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Unit was Growing

• Spring 2005Barracks 6
• Others 10
• Spring 2006
• Barracks - 64Others 50
• Spring 2007
• Barracks 110
• Others 90

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What we were learning
Being together is very good Paperwork is very
confusing Few Marines/corpsmen know either
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Wounded
31st Combat Support Hospital Baghdad
Unit/Local BAS
Field Hospital
Return to Duty (RTD)
Return to Duty (RTD)
Return to Duty (RTD)
Return to Duty (RTD)
LandshtulGermany
Calling? Tracking? Explaining? Funding?
ApprovedFamily Members Arrival
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Others
Andrews AF Basewebmaster_at_andrews.af.mil744th
Communication SquadronNetwork Administration(301
) 981-9986 / 858-9986
Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital
Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital
National Naval Medical Center8901 Rockville
PikeBethesda, MD 20889-5600(301) 295-4611
toll-free 1-800-526-7101www.bethesda.med.navy.mil

Walter Reed Army Medical Center6900 Georgia
Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20307http//www.wramc.a
medd.army.mil
Naval Medical Center San Diego 34800 Bob Wilson
Drive San Diego, CA 92134-5000 http//www-nmcsd.me
d.navy.mil
Brooke Army Medical CenterLocation3851 Roger
Brook Dr.FSH TX 78234 Contact
Info(210)916-4141
Calling? Tracking? Explaining? Funding?
Local Support in most Military Hospitals Marine
LiaisonMarine for LifeVA InformationVisitorsOt
her Injured and their families
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Limited Duty Marines/Sailors may be moved to many
different places. Often, they are moved more than
once.
All wounded can be tracked as long as the proper
input is made.
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Questions/Issues
USMC Items Tracking WoundedPEBVATSGLIExtensio
nMFL CapabilitiesCACO capabilityRBE training,
promotion, retention, re-enlistment, MOS options,
Fitreps, Pro/Cons, options, Wounded Marine
Medical decisions, etc Family Items - Funding
for trips to see sons/husbands (S/H) (ITO, Follow
on trips, follow on trips so see kids) -
Authorization to see S/H in Landstuhl (Orders,
or options?) - Parents/Spouse Disagreements
(Financial, passionate, etc)
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Questions/Issues
Medical Items - Multiple Injuries Pills,
attention to all injuries instead of the most
important- 2nd Opinion (My elbow as an
example)- Decisions (remove leg, connect nerve
vains, etc..)- Hospital Options Location -
(Home town, VA, current duty station,
etc) Specialty Walter Reed, Bethesda, Tampa,
Willmington, etc.. Public Items News
(Newspapers, Radios, TV) Donations
(Everything!) Public Events (Golf, Xmas Event,
Speeches, etc) Visitors (Everyone is welcome
at CL, but not all places)

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National Naval Medical Center
Naval Medical Center San Diego
Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital
Brooke Army Medical Center
- Pro/Cons- Fitreps- Awards- Promotions -
Approved ConLeave- Funded trip to follow on Med
appt.- Funded family in medical trip- BAH
issues (Brook vs. Pendleton)- PEB- VA- TSGLI-
Re-enlistment- New MOS- Medical Decisions
(e.g.-Have leg removed)
Others
Other VA Hospital Specialties
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Other VA Hospital in Home Town
TBI Palo Alta VA Hospital
Any Other Military Hospital
Home awaiting Order
Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital
Home on ConLeave between each Medical appointment
Camp Lejeune/Pendleton
TBI Tampa VA Hospital
TBI Richland VA Hospital
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After being moved for more than 30 days, the
Command is shifted to the local unit.Command
commonly changes, as personnel are commonly moved
more than once.
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Henderson Hall
Original UnitorW (Wounded) Co
Local II
Local II
Henderson Hall
Local II
Local II
Local II
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Local II
Original UnitorW (Wounded) Co
Local II
Local II
Local II
All wounded can be tracked as long as the proper
input is made.
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Our KNOWN list of issues
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Benefits of the Barracks

• Togetherness Events. Talking to each other.
• Purpose Part of a Marine Corps Unit
• Problem Solving Individuals are supported
• What about those who do NOT live in the barracks?

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Phase IV Wounded Warrior Regiment
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USMC Wounded Warrior Regiment

• Commanders
• Every Wounded Marine/Sailor has support
• Overall Command Quantico, VA
• East Coast Camp Lejeune
• West Coast Camp Pendleton

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What will I do?Spread information.www.SemperMax.
com
Visit. Talk. Help. Try to provide HOPE.
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Cpl J KTBI
Wounded Fall 2005 1st Deployment to Iraq Takes
Shrapnel in his back Dies Brain shuts
down Lives Multiple problems Physical - Left
side Mental Fatigue, words,
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Cpl J CHip Fractured
Wounded Spring 2006 Shattered Hip Just denied
PH. Medivaced to Navy Hospital 1 month (?) Sent
home to Local Navy Hospital Returned to full
duty During training it hurt a lot Hip
re-shatteredSurgery Different Hospital conducts
it Metal Pin placed in both hip (OK) and knee
(What?) 6 Months Later Hip still hurts Still
NO explanation for pin in knee Second
Opinion..An Option?
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Cpl M STBI
Wounded Unknown Two deployments in Iraq Two
Purple Hearts Preparing for 3rd Deployment Brain
shuts down Memory problems
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Cpl C FBullet
Wounded Winter 2006 Shot down his face/through is
nose Re-joined his unit within 2 months
His planBe a squad Leader Re-joined WWB 9
months later Nose infected Morale low (not a
SL)
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LCpl J RTBI
Wounded Spring 2005 Shot in the foot No big
deal MedevacedSent home to be with wife Brain
shuts down Related to his injury? Current
statusNo No TSGLI Sent to civilian
Hospital Wife quits job Cannot walk, cannot
shower Sent to Home Town (Ohio)Joined the
Barracks early 2006