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Topic: Wounded in action

	ABDOMINAL SURGERY - Online Information article about ABDOMINAL SURGERY
		wound, whether inflicted by firearms or by a pointed weapon.
		action wounded men come pouring into the field-hospital, the many cannot be kept waiting whilst preparations are being made for the thorough carrying out of a prolonged aseptic abdominal operation upon a solitary case.
		drawn out through the abdominal wound and secured by stitches, and a few days after-wards, when it is firmly glued in place by adhesive inflammation, it is cut across, so that subsequently the motions can no longer find their way into the bowel below the artificial anus.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /A10_ADA/ABDOMINAL_SURGERY.html (2765 words)

	54th REGIMENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Wounded in action at Chickasaw Bayou, MS on December 28th, 1862; died from chronic diarrhea while recovering from his wounds, on January 28th, 1863.
		Seriously wounded; location and type of wound not stated; died from disease before returning to regiment.
		Slightly wounded in action during the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, MS; type and location not stated.
	www.hoosiersoldiers.com /Casualties/Casualties%20(Wounded%20in%20Action).htm (973 words)

	Hard Rock 6 - Wounded in Action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		I was wounded on the 12th of November while maneuvering my 3rd platoon in pursuit of a group of RPG (rocket propelled grenade) gunners.
		Enemy losses were several enemy dead, wounded, captured personnel, and captured equipment to include a destroyed car bomb and a vehicle used as a transport vehicle.
		They helped with the other wounded and deployed mounted and dismounted patrols of the back streets of the town to interdict any enemy formations thinking of attacking while we were vulnerable extracting our wounded.
	www.506infantry.org /hisiraqarticle02.html (5727 words)

	Troops wounded in action not listed among casualties
		His head wound was so severe that their commander radioed he was dead.
		They are called WIAs for wounded in action, but their numbers are not listed under casualty postings from the U.S. Central Command or the Pentagon.
		Fitzgerald said WIA numbers are not publicized because the military has no way of determining the severity of the wounds.
	www.informationclearinghouse.info /article4469.htm (907 words)

	Number of US Wounded in Action in Iraq on Rise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The number of those wounded in action, which totals 1,124 since the war began in March, has grown so large, and attacks have become so commonplace, that U.S. Central Command usually issues news releases listing injuries only when the attacks kill one or more troops.
		Indeed, the number of troops wounded in action in Iraq is now more than twice that of the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
		Fifty-five Americans were wounded in action last week alone, pushing the number of troops wounded in action since May 1 beyond the number wounded during peak fighting.
	www.veteransforcommonsense.org /newsArticle.asp?id=1057 (1337 words)

	Guardian \| Wounded in action
		According to McGough, the medical unit received up to 1,000 wounded Iraqis during his five-and-a-half-month tour of duty, of whom perhaps 60% died and were buried in mass graves.
		Others had quite infected lash wounds on their backs, or broken jaw bones." The unit also saw a number of raped women, who were treated and counselled by a female army gynaecologist.
		Every time we hit and wounded someone, a white flag would go up on their side and the others would bring the man we'd wounded over to the base for treatment.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5119368-110595,00.html (1487 words)

	Encyclopedia: Wounded in action
		WIA is a three letter abbreviation meaning Wounded in action.
		It is used to describe soldiers who have been wounded whilst fighting, but have not been killed.
		Typically it implies that the soldiers cannot fight for an extended period (otherwise they would not be listed as WIA).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wounded-in-action (101 words)

	Wounded in Action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It is my hope that you who have borne the battle and continue to fight the battle of post-traumatic stress will be willing to step out of the shadows of your past and tell your stories.
		The objective of the Wounded In Action project is to publish a collection of stories from veterans who’ve experienced combat-related trauma and to address those experiences from a spiritual perspective.
		Wounded In Action is a project is intended to offer a collection of sacred stories shared by veterans of all ages, male and female, as an invitation to be understood by those who cannot otherwise know the depth to which the pain and suffering goes.
	www.woundedinaction.org (445 words)

	definition of pique
		A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as through wounded pride; stinging vexation.
		To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate; to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.
		To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.
	www.brainydictionary.com /words/pi/pique203266.html (151 words)

	The Very Best Books : Wounded in Action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		I read Wounded In Action upon the recommendation of a friend.
		"Wounded in Action" is one of the best renditions of the experience of a foxhole rifleman I have encountered.
		The author, John Sullivan, has done a magnificent, truly superlative job of taking Gil Isham's words, translating them into readable, saleable prose, yet losing none of the flavor of the man himself, his outlook, or his attitudes.
	www.elise.com /store/1575320274/Wounded_in_Action.html (343 words)

	The Price They Paid
		Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or the hardships of the Revolutionary War.
		He was wounded and captured at that time.
		Let's look at another assertion....Nine of the fifty-six fought and died from wounds or the hardship of the Revolutionary War.
	www.ctssar.org /articles/price_paid.htm (2575 words)

	Troops Wounded In Action Not Listed Among Casualties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sooner or later, the families are going to start wondering why they haven't heard from their loved ones, and are going to start asking questions..The sad thing is, those GI's who don't have any family anywhere, will end up lost.
		Every fatality is being released, it is just the number of wounded troops that the media has to specifically request info on.
		As for the wounded that another story, depends on the severity of the wounds whether the family gets notified or not.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/967034/posts (1493 words)

	People's Daily Online -- 20 US marines wounded in action west of Baghdad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A total of 20 US Marines were wounded in action in the restive Iraqi city of Ramadi west of Baghdad, a US military spokesman said on November 6.
		The servicemen were injured while conducting "increased security operations" and all the 20 were assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, said the spokesman, revising an earlier tally of 14 wounded.
		The spokesman did not disclose any further details about the incident, which appeared to be one of the fiercest attacks against US forces in the area.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200411/07/eng20041107_163029.html (234 words)

	AV Press: AV Marine wounded in action in Iraq
		PALMDALE - United States Marine Corps Sgt. Aaron Wintterle of Lancaster was wounded this week during military action in Iraq, possibly in Baghdad.
		The 22-year-old is a member of a scout sniper platoon with the 1st Marine Division, 7th Regiment, 3rd Battalion.
		We understand he was wounded April 8, but it may have been the day before.
	www.avpress.com /n/sp/troops/2003-04-12-1.hts (509 words)

	WOUNDED IN ACTION
		A battle casualty other than "killed in action" who has incurred an injury due to an external agent or cause.
		English words defined with "WOUNDED IN ACTION": Order of the Purple Heart ♦ Purple Heart.
		All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/WOUNDED+IN+ACTION (141 words)

	Vietnam
		Frenchmen, including the wounded, are greeted by hula girls and decorated with leis as they come off plane.
		Wounded on litters and walking patients are put aboard the helicopter.
		22:25:53 Refugees and a wounded person on a stretcher, woman is crying as she helps carry the wounded Villagers gathered in groups standing along a roadside.
	www.footagefarm.com /vietnam_war.html (16391 words)

	Echo & Delta Co 3rd/60th 9th Div WIA (wounded in action)
		Looking over your wounded list.some of the stuff I remember is the day Keston Williams was wia Randy Leigate was also.
		The day John Greenough was wounded I think maybe Lt Wolf others from 2nd or 3rd plt was wounded I think a fl guy called sidekick was shot under the nose that day I remember him walking around that day saying this mf got the milliondollar wound and is going home.
		He was wounded by booby trap in the stomach area.
	community-2.webtv.net /docsphotos/EchoDeltaCo3rd60th (728 words)

	koreanwar
		The founder is Hal Barker, a photojournalist, writer, designer/inventor/journeyman carpenter, a graduate of North Carolina State University in History, and founder and initial contributor, to establish the Korean War Veterans Memorial Fund in Washington, D.C., administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
		Information revealed includes the veteran's full name, race, rank, unit, service number, branch of service, date of loss, home of record, date of birth, and how the veteran was killed or wounded or when he was reported as MIA or POW.
		Veterans, family and friends can add their own personal words of remembrances to any of the names on the database and Huntington County Veterans' Service Officer, Tom Applegate, has corresponded with the Web site to determine the feasibility of adding a picture of the veteran to the information already there.
	www.invsoa.homestead.com /koreanwar.html (602 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		I also want to thank the staffs of these hospitals, the leadership, the doctors and the nurses, the people who care for those who have been hurt, for their extraordinary service to their fellow Americans.
		Ours is an amazing country where a young soldier can be wounded in the battlefield and four days later can be receiving the best healthcare possible.
		It's an amazing thing when you see a person wounded sitting in a wheelchair or bound up in bandages, or these different looking metal things sticking out of them to hold them together, a young man look you in the eye and say, "I can't wait to get back to my unit.
	robots.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0304/11/se.05.html (1896 words)

	Chapter Nine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		However, the ratio of psychiatric casualties to wounded represents an inverse curve, with the ratio increasing as the number of wounded dramatically decreases.
		As men were wounded, became ill, were transferred (to aid in unit cross-leveling), were killed, or returned home, their individual replacements came in at paces that undoubtedly had negative effects on maintaining unit skill and cohesion.
		In contrast to the already noted fatalism of a long war, it is difficult, at this point, to assess the longer-term psychological and psychophysiological consequences for men for whom the war wound down individually and differentially.
	www.gulflink.osd.mil /library/randrep/marlowe_paper/mr1018_11_ch9.html (16395 words)

	War in Iraq -- Wounded Marines describe action
		Secondly, he was distressed by the idea of displaying his medal on “a dress” — his hospital gown.
		He relented when McCue volunteered to pin it on a sling supporting the shattered bone of Dale’s upper arm — a sign of the kinship among wounded Marines returning from Iraq.
		Three of those wounded, including McCue and Dale, are recovering at Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital where, on Wednesday, they recalled the events that led to their injuries as their mothers watched quietly from the back of the room.
	www.mco.com /iraq/1781967.html (688 words)

	Tri-County Times - News - 03/14/2005 - Area Marine wounded in action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Rockman and his squad suffered five casualties in the attack, with four Marines sustaining shrapnel, glass and powder burn wounds.
		One Marine was helicopter medivaced with a severe thigh wound.
		The remaining wounded were treated and returned to duty.
	www.tctimes.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=14142932&BRD=2524&PAG=461&dept_id=497457&rfi=6 (199 words)

	WOUNDED IN ACTION
		Friends of Pfc Robert E Cornish, son of Mr and Mrs S.J.Cornish of Spring Street, will be interested in reading the following story of his experience when he was wounded in Italy.
		Robert E Cornish was seriously wounded Feb 7,1944.
		The bullet lay too close to his heart to be removed then and as it turned out he took it with him to his grave.
	www.icwest.com /tc/wounded_in_action.htm (876 words)

	Pfc. Lawrence York, Jr., US Army, Comanche County, Kansas
		He graduated, from the Wilmore High School in 1941 and that fall enrolled in Kansas State College, Manhattan, for a course in Agriculture, to better fit himself for farming, as the Yorks have done for 51 years in Comanche County.
		While this modest farm lad has been wounded twice, he has made little reference to his injuries, even when sending his Purple Hear Award home.
		Because of the nearness of the enemy and the unfavorable position of the combat patrol, movement was extremely difficult and hazardous.
	www.rootsweb.com /~kscomanc/york_red.html (1248 words)

	portland imc - 2005.06.23 - 26,000 dead, wounded, deserted - TIME FOR ACTION NOW
		with the total number of soldiers dead, wounded and who deserted standing at over 26,000...
		The main reason for action is to save the lives of those in both the U.S. and iraqi miltaries, to stop a conscription, and to end the INSANITY that is enveloping the world.
		I admire your passion, and agree with your suggestion of mass demonstrations, but could you please site your sources for this statement.
	portland.indymedia.org /en/2005/06/320193.shtml (838 words)

	Purple Heart stamp honors sacrifices of those wounded, killed in action
		One of the oldest military decorations in the world was commemorated with the issuance of the new Purple Heart postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service on May 30.
		The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to members of the U.S. military who have been wounded or killed in action.
		Purple Heart in 1968, following an action close to the Ben Hai River on the border between North and South Vietnam.
	federalvoice.dscc.dla.mil /federalvoice/030604/phstamp.html (578 words)

	PR Newswire : The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Receives 'Freddie' Award For Legacy of Heroes Film Wounded ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Start / P / PR Newswire / November 13, 2003 / The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Receives 'Freddie' Award For Legacy of Heroes Film Wounded in Action.
		ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was honored at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles on Friday, November 7 for its documentary film Wounded in Action, recognizing the medical contributions of orthopaedic surgeons during World War II.
		The winning award in the Communications category was bestowed on the Academy in recognition of Wounded in Action, a moving documentary film of World War II veteran orthopaedic surgeons' involvement in our country's
	static.elibrary.com /p/prnewswire/november132003/theamericanacademyoforthopaedicsurgeonsreceivesfre/index.html (267 words)

	Wounded in Action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Baker Henry H RA19322759 Wounded 5/26/51 Died 3/6/02
		Burgess Cecil F RA39207101 Wounded 9/23/50 Died 2/25/68
		Studebaker Lester RA 6883912 Wounded 2/06/51, Died 2/ /86
	www.lovecompany.org /wia.htm (193 words)

	Wounded In Action Go Unreported - Center for Media and Democracy
		Wounded In Action Go Unreported - Center for Media and Democracy
		"U.S. battlefield casualties in Iraq are increasing dramatically in the face of continued attacks by remnants of Saddam Hussein's military and other forces, with almost 10 American troops a day now being officially declared 'wounded in action,'" the Washington Post's Vernon Lobe writes.
		With so many troops wounded in action and attacks on soldiers becoming "commonplace," U.S. Central Command only releases the number of wounded when asked -- "making the combat injuries of U.S. troops in Iraq one of the untold stories of the war," Lobe writes.
	www.prwatch.org /node/2154 (243 words)

	US CODE: Title 10,1129. Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in action by friendly fire
		Purple Heart: members killed or wounded in action by friendly fire
		(a) For purposes of the award of the Purple Heart, the Secretary concerned shall treat a member of the armed forces described in subsection (b) in the same manner as a member who is killed or wounded in action as the result of an act of an enemy of the United States.
		(c) This section applies to members of the armed forces who are killed or wounded on or after December 7, 1941.
	www4.law.cornell.edu /uscode/10/1129.html (129 words)

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