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 Spanish-American War Oregon Veteran William Bellamy US $69.99 
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERAN PLAQUE 1898 -1902 US $24.95
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 USWV UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS CHAPLAINS MEDAL IN ORIGINAL CASE US $165.00
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 The United Spanish War Veterans Medal c1898 US $34.33
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 United Spanish War Veterans National Committee Bulletin US $24.99
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS MILITARY PIN 1898 1902 NR US $49.95
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 Dept of Ohio Spanish War Veteran Hat Badge US $9.99
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 Camden NJ 1929 United Spanish War Veteran's Encampment Badge US $9.99
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 Torrington 1934 United Spanish War Veteran's Encampment Badge US $9.99
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 United Spanish War Veteran's Members Badge US $11.49
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 United Spanish War Veteran's Members Lapel Stud US $9.99
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 Spanish American War Veteran's Lapel Stud US $9.99
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 Spanish War Veteran Member's Badge US $13.50
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 Spanish American War Veteran Medal US $18.01
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 United Spanish War Veteran Medal With Serpent Motif US $9.99
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 United Spanish War Veteran Honorary Member Medal US $9.99
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 SPANISH/AMERICAN WAR VETERAN DELEGATE'S MEDAL 22nd ENCAMPMENT US $20.00
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 Auxiliary US Spanish War Veterans Medal With Ribbon Scarce Original Vintage US $50.00
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 VN26 Spanish American War veteran uniform button c.1898 US $14.95
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 VINTAGE UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS 1898-1902 LAPEL BUTTON-WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. US $5.99
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS AUXILIARY AUSWV MEDAL RIBBON PIN BADGE US $5.99
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 Lot of 2 c1940 Veterans Spanish American War Ephemera US $9.95
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 Spanish American War Veteran's Coat US $89.95
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 1948 USWV Program NEW BEDFORD MASSACHUSETTS Military SPANISH WAR VETERANS Vets US $12.99
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 USWV Spanish War Veterans Indiana Ribbon American 37th Annual Encampment Medal US $14.99
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 USWV Spanish War Veteran Detroit Ribbon Medal American 40th National Encampment US $9.99
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 U.S.W.V United Spanish War Veterans Ribbon Medal American 48th Annual Encampment US $14.99
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 USWV Spanish War Veteran Pittsburgh Ribbon Medal American 36th National Encampmt US $19.99
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 Authentic US Spanish American War Veterans 1898-1902 Medal Bronze w/Ribbon (T11 US $41.00
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 NICE PHOTO OF SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERAN ON HORSEBACK WITH SWORD US $18.00
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 Vtg Spanish War Veterans NEW YORK CITY N.Y. Named Book US $94.99
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS NAMED RIBBON GROUPING LOT US $79.00
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS LAPEL BUTTON US $18.95
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 ~ United Spanish American War VETERANS Insignia 1898 - 1902 Whitehead & Hoag ~ US $20.00
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS AUXILIARY MEDAL US $34.95
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 1916 SARATOGA SPRS., NY - UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS MEDAL - RARE! US $29.95
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE US $34.95
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS BADGE - 1942 MINNESOTA US $29.95
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS BADGE - 1941 MINNESOTA US $29.95
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS AUX. BADGE - 1941 MINNESOTA US $29.95
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS BADGE - 1919 MINNESOTA US $34.95
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS AUX. BADGE - 1919 MINNESOTA US $34.95
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 Spanish American War Veterans Coat Button Cover US $24.99
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS DELEGATE BADGE ~ 1934 PASADENA CALIFORNIA US $22.00
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 Spanish American War Veteran Lapel Button Stud Cross w USWV Logo US $12.71
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 VN26 Spanish American War Veteran Button UNLIATED TYPE US $19.95
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 Spanish American War Veterans Vermont Letterhead VT US $9.99
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERAN ~ DEPARTMENT MEMBERSHIP BADGE ~ SGT. MAJOR US $300.00
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERAN~ PAST DEPARTMENT COMMANDER'S JEWEL MEMBERSHIP BADGE US $300.00
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS AUXILIARY AUSWV MEDAL RIBBON PIN BADGE Vintage US $29.95
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 1911 Membership Receipt United Spanish War Veterans William Neill Iowa WS7-9 US $6.99
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 United Spanish War Veterans History Book Indiana Names US $99.99
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 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS BETHLEHEM PA STEEL MILLS SERVICE MEDAL & RIBBON US $89.99
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 United Spanish War Veterans of Massachusetts, 1929 30th Annual Encampment Medal US $95.00
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 PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTOR A.U.S.W..V WAR VETERANS CROSS US $37.49
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 VN27 ........... Veteran of Foreign Wars Uniform Button US $4.95
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 Spanish-American War Veteran’s Canteen US $235.00
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 Spanish War Veteran Slouch Hat (92-A) US $845.00
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 National Encampment 1908 United Spanish War Veterans Souvenir Program Soft Cover US $125.00
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 United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary Member Card 1957 US $13.00
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 Circa-1900 United Spanish American War Veterans Honorary Members badge & ribbon! US $12.99
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS ORIGINAL 1919 ENCAMPMENT MEDAL RIBBON NEW JERSEY US $19.95
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 1934 36th National Encampment Card United Spanish War Veterans Neill Iowa WS7-36 US $14.99
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 UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS - Sacramento, Ca. - Encampment Program - 1939 US $12.99
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 United Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902 - Membership PIN US $34.00
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 ORIGINAL SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS MEDAL 1898-1902 US-PHILI-CUBA-PORTO RICO US $189.00
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 1933 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERAN IOWA ENCAMPMENT BADGE US $14.95
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 United Spanish War Veterans(McKinley) 31st National Encampment, Denver, Colorado US $150.00
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 "Spanish-American War Veterans" Bronze Badge "BB&B PHILA" "BRONZE" US $45.00
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 1902 Spanish American War Veterans Wisconsin Reunion Badge US $20.00
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 MINT United Spanish War Veteran's Medal US $150.00
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 Constitution United Spanish War Veterans 1937-1938 US $12.00
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 Full SIze - United Spanish War Veterans Medal Badge USWV Numbered 81810 US $45.00
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 *exo* Spanish American War Veteran Badge Nice (r23) US $39.95
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War Veteran
AMAZING SPEECH BY WAR VETERAN
War Veterans and Traumatic Brain Injury
Each year the number of U.S. veterans increases as soldiers returning from America's most recent wars come home. However, as the survivors are welcomed home after pursuing a dutiful career serving their country, a new generation of men and women suffering from mild- to severe-traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are greeted with battled medical budgets and flawed TBI technologies, which don't provide the necessary services and treatments required to improve their newly developed disabilities.
With an average of 1.4 million Americans undergoing some form of TBI, the number of scientists and researchers striving to cure these individuals should be ever increasing, however, dwindling budgets continue to compress and squeeze war-related brain injury funding. In 2006, the U.S. House and Senate slashed the allocated funding for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) in half from the previous year.
Traumatic brain injury has been deemed the "signature" injury of the Iraq war, according to military doctors and experts. It is imperative for struggling soldiers to find assistance with their TBI-related disability.
What is TBI?
Traumatic brain injury is defined as an injury that occurs after an abrupt trauma causes damage to the brain, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). War-related TBI can occur in many ways and individuals suffering from this and related side effects will find symptoms vary on a case-by-case diagnosis.
Researchers and scientists are, however, finding several repetitive conditions and symptoms among TBI victims. The common signs and symptoms of these war-related conditions are as followed, according to a studies published in the medical journals of Neuropsychology and Brain Injury:
* cognitive issues *decreased attention span, including focused, selective and sustained attention problems *language difficulties
* lack of motivation *inability to efficiently process information
* irritability *depression and anxiety
* increased fatigue *headaches *memory loss or disturbance
* behavioral issues
* disrupted sleep
* post traumatic stress disorder
In May 2006, the co-founder of the DVBIC testified to a Senate subcommittee that while "body armor may save troops caught in blasts it leaves many with brain damage," according to a USA Today news report. Additionally, the article cited several disturbing statistics on the state of TBI and war veterans.
* 10 percent of all troops in Iraq suffer from concussions during combat. * 20 percent of all frontline infantry troops suffer from concussions during combat.
*Scientists believe the Pentagon must screen all troops returning from Iraq.
*The Pentagon has declined screenings for all returning troops and only screen a small population of soldiers.
*If left untreated or untested, multiple head injuries and concussions can cause permanent brain injury.
Also, several equally disturbing statistics have been reported from several specialized journals including Brain Injury, Internal Medicine, Soldiers Magazine, MIT's Technology Review and Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. These statistics area as follow:
*Nearly 25 percent of all military veterans of the Iraq war are diagnosed with a mental illness.
* War-related TBI patients often manifest distinct personality changes.
* Of the 35,000 soldiers screened for TBI, approximately 11 percent have had symptoms of mild TBI.
* No treatments currently exist to cure long-lasting symptoms of TBI.
Flawed Brain Injury Technology
Unfortunately, as budgets are cut, the quality of care and technology also decreases. Most recently the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewed nine Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and found that the TBI-screening test's validity and reliability may be flawed.
Additionally, the report found that soldiers with TBI may be receiving inadequate or unnecessary care for their brain injuries, according to an Associated Press article from January 2008. The report found that:
* Although the VA has implemented TBI screening tools, the validity and reliability of the tool has not yet been established.
* The VA has implemented a protocol to ensure soldiers testing positive for TBI are adequately treated; however, many of the VA's medical facilities either did not follow the protocol or had difficulty doing so.
* Culturally, the VA has found that Iraq veterans feel the VA and its facilities cater to elderly veterans and do not want to treat young veterans.
* The VA is struggling with poor rural access to medical centers as well as poor turnout rates for injured vets who in some cases must drive 100 miles plus to reach a nearby VA hospital.
Living With TBI
Veterans who are currently living with TBI will find that not only does TBI affect them, but the ripple effect among an injured veteran's family and friends is quite extensive. There are an array of clinical trials that a TBI victim can become involved in to improve the living conditions as well as to treat the symptoms of TBI. Some of these clinical trials can be found through the following organizations Web sites:
* National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Brain Resources and Information Network (BRAIN)
* Acoustic Neuroma Association Brain Trauma Foundation
* Brain Injury Association of America Family Caregiver Alliance/National Center on Caregiving National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
* National Stroke Association
* National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
Finding Brain Injury Assistance
There are several organizations available to offer assistance specifically to those with war-related ailments. The following are several of the leading organizations/hospitals:
* Walter Reed Army Medical Center Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
* Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
* National Intrepid Center of Excellence Deployment Health Clinical Center
*Center for Study of Traumatic Stress Center for Deployment Psychology
* The Department of Defense (DoD) also offers a search component through their Web site to assist veterans in finding a veteran hospital in their geographic area.
Additionally, individuals enduring the pain of a war-related brain injury are encouraged to locate an experienced traumatic brain injury lawyer who can provide assistance with developing a brain injury lawsuit. Because of the nature of these injuries, there should be no reason why monetary compensation is not rewarded to an injured party.
TBI medical bills can be extremely expensive, and this potential for awarded compensation can provide relief from the stress associated with medical expenses.
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