- 1. Required that soldiers discharged early because of
battlefield injuries repay their enlistment bonuses.
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- 2. Sent the longest-serving National Guard unit home
after 729 days of combat in Iraq - one day shy of the 730 that the soldiers
needed to qualify for education benefits.
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- 3. Omitted 20,000 cases of brain trauma from the official
tally of troops injured in Iraq.
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- 4. Denied medical benefits to 22,000 veterans suffering
from post-traumatic stress by discharging them for having enlisted with
"pre-existing personality disorders".
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- http://www.RollingStone.com
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- Rolling Stone Magazine
- December 27 - January 10 issue
- page 88
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