traumatic brain injury
Robert Card, who killed 18 people, had been an Army hand grenade instructor and is believed to have been exposed to repeated low-level blasts.
Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced a bill to collect more data on brain trauma from strangulation and blows to the head.
"I suffered a severe traumatic brain injury that affected nearly every aspect of my body."
The Pentagon announced that over 100 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian missile strikes.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
President Donald Trump initially said no Americans were injured in the retaliatory missile strikes on Al-Asad air base in Iraq.
Veterans of Foreign Wars said it couldn't "stand idle" after Trump's "misguided" comments about troop injuries following a recent attack by Iran.
The Iranian strike took place Jan. 8 on an air base in Iraq.
Curt James Brockway's lawyer told reporters he is certain his client "was doing what he believed he was told to do, essentially, by the president.”
“There’s nothing that bothers me more than when someone’s like, ‘Oh my god, you inspire me.’ I’d rather have someone tell me, ‘I appreciate your hard work.’”
Trenton McKinley is recovering from severe brain trauma after an accident.