Monday, April 2, 2007

Hil: Aid brain-injured G.I.s

WASHINGTON - Senator Hillary Clinton, with the wife of brain-injured ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and a doctor who treats wounded veterans by her side, called yesterday for improved care for troops with traumatic brain injuries.

"If you serve your country, your country must serve you," said Clinton, who charged that the White House has ignored "the invisible scars of sacrifice" that come with brain injuries.

Lee Woodruff pressed for the troops to receive treatment equal to what her husband received in private practice after he was injured by a roadside bomb while on assignment in Iraq. "We never had to think about a bill," Woodruff said. "Bob's recovery speaks to that."
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