Injured Veterans Pushed Into Retirement
Veterans facing medical troubles are trying to deal with their injuries and find that they can't get the care they want because they've been forced out of active duty. Colonel Gary Wilson retired last year after 30 years in the Marine Corps. He survived countless attacks during 17 months and two tours in Iraq. The last one left him disabled and with traumatic brain injury. In the months since, he claims the military has let him down, forcing him off active duty before his injuries were properly taken care of. "In my particular case I felt abandoned. I felt my service had broken faith with me. There's an old saying in the Corps: 'The Corps will screw you every time. But your fellow marines won't.' That's exactly how I feel," said Colonel Wilson.
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