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Article: NEW WARRIOR TRANSITION UNITS FOCUS ON HELPING SOLDIERS THROUGH HEALING PROCESS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 13, 2007
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The U.S. Army issued the following news release:
BySgt. Aimee Millham U.S. Army, Europe, Public Affairs Office
U.S. Army Europe Soldiers who need extended medical care will no longer have to return stateside for treatment, thanks to the creation of new Army warrior transition units in Germany.
Creation of the WTUs marks the first time Soldiers have a program and facilities focused entirely on supporting them during the healing process, said Brig. Gen. David Rubenstein, commander of Europe Regional Medical Command, during a two-day conference for WTU cadre here Aug. 29-30.
The conference, which hosted about 25 cadre, nurses and physicians, was designed to help attendees understand how the ...