This program is about 1 hour long
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NOTE:Special edition of "NewsNight" on "The War Wounded," a series of reports compiled by Beth Nissen over the last six months
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) A report on the wounded of American combat operations & the doctors, nurse & therapists who tend to them introduced.
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(Studio: Daryn Kagan) The top stories reviewed: the grounding of Air France flights to the US due to the threat of terrorism; the recall of processed meat due to the discovery of a cow with mad cow disease; CDC report on the spread of flu; a mortar strike aimed at the Baghdad hotel; President Bush's phone call to the troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia & two ships at sea; the reaction of President Bush's administration to a court blockage of its Clean Air Act that would ease air pollution controls; Christmas Mass at the Vatican led by Pope John Paul II & long lines for the Powerball lottery. [Voice of French defense secretary Jean-Claude MALLET†- comments on the decision.]
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The daily battle being fought by injured servicemen & servicewomen introduced.
(Studio & Washington: Beth Nissen) The story of those wounded in Operation Iraqi Freedom featured; scenes shown from Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
The injured soldiers: 101st Airborne Air Assault Spc. Jason BLAKEMORE†, Pfc. Richard MICHAEL†.
The Walter Reed doctors: chief of orthopedics Lt. Col. William DOUKAS†; chief of general surgery Col. Craig SHRIVER†.
The subjects: the soldiers' injuries & how the patients & staff deal with them.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced. {Note: segments aired on October 6 & 7, 2003.}
(Landstuhl: Beth Nissen) The scene at the military's regional medical center in Landstuhl, Germany, which treats the injured from Operation Iraqi Freedom featured; scenes shown. The doctors: Landstuhl commander Col. Rhonda CORNUM; general surgery/critical care Maj. Allan PHILP†. The injured soldiers: Spc. Joshua GEERING; Sgt. Mariya LEE. The relatives: Joyce & Alan GRAY. The subjects: the soldiers' injuries, the kinds of injuries, the treatment.
(Studio & Landstuhl, Germany: Beth Nissen) The stress & strain on health care workers dealing with the casualties of war at Landstuhl featured; scenes shown from the hospital & of incoming wounded.
The doctors & staff: division of surgery chief Lt. Col. Ronald PLACE†; head operating nurse Lt. Col. Elizabeth BOWIE†; nurses Lt. Tina HALL†; S/Sgt. Arthur TIMMS†; CORNUM†, ICU chaplain Maj. Felicia HOPKINS†, critical care nurse Maj. Stephen LINCK†
The subjects: the hospital staff's dealing with the horrible injuries to young soldiers.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) Report introduced. {Note: segments aired on August 11 & November 7, 2003.}
(Washington: Beth Nissen) The amputees of Ward 57 from the war in Iraq at Walter Reed Army Medical Center featured; scenes shown from the orthopedic center.
Hospital staff: Ward 57 acting head nurse Lt. Ronald STEPHENS†; assistant chief of psychiatry Dr. Rick MALONE†
The Amputees: Spc. Chris ATHERTON & Sgt. Ryan KELLY.
The subjects: the amputees' stories, how they are rehabilitated via therapy & prosthetics & their futures.
(Studio & San Antonio, Texas: Beth Nissen) The burn unit at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, handling America's war wounded from Iraq visited; scenes shown of burn teams & from the burn center to illustrate burn wound care.
Burn team: burn flight team Capt. Brad HUTTON†; Army burn unit director Dr. Lt. Col. Lee CANCIO†; burn unit ICU nurse S/Sgt. David WAYMON†; assistant head nurse Capt. Dennis ESTRADA†, head nurse Maj. William AIKEN†; burn surgeon Dr. Maj. Sandra WANEK†.
The burn victims: 173rd Airborne Brigade Spc. Aaron COATES†; 33rd MP Co. Spc. Gabriel GARRIGA†; 122nd Infantry Div. Spc. Edward STEPHENSON†.
The subjects: how the burn injuries occurred & how the critical victims are cared for.
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(Studio: Aaron Brown) The recent unavoidable presence of Jessica Lynch in the news noted. {Note: segments aired on November 14 & 25, 2003.}
(Miami: Beth Nissen) The story of American soldier Spc. Luis Calderon, of Delta Co., 4th Infantry Div., who was injured & paralyzed in an armored vehicle accident in Iraq, presented; photos shown; scenes shown from the Miami Hospital.
The patient: Luis CALDERON.
The father: Luis CALDERON.
The doctor: Miami Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Center Dr. Albert MARTINEZ ARIZALA†.
The subjects: the treatment of Spc. Calderon, who is now a quadriplegic.
(Studio & San Antonio: Beth Nissen) The trauma suffered by the families of the soldiers wounded in Iraq featured; scenes shown from the Miami & San Antonio hospitals.
The injured: Luis CALDERON; 186th MP Co. Army National Guard & wife Cpl. Robert JACKSON.
The families: wife Darlene & father Luis CALDERON†; wife Abby JACKSON†.
The doctors: MARTINEZ ARIZALA; Brooke Army Medical Center surgeon Maj. Sandra WANEK†.
The subjects: how families cope with their loved ones' injuries.
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(Studio: Beth Nissen) The military's super-combat medics dubbed the "91-Whiskeys" featured; scenes shown of the medics training at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, Brooke Army Medical Center, night training & field patrols.
The medics & trainers: 232 Medical Battalion commander Lt. Col. Bruce McVEIGH†, instructor M/Sgt. Roger THOMPSON†, 91 Whiskey Pvt. Jason GUTIERREZ†, combat medic training director Lt. Col. Erin EDGAR†, 91 Whiskey Spc. Charles SCOGGINS†, Pvt. Shauntelta TYLER†.
The subject: the training of "super medics." {Note: segment aired November 25, 2003.}
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(Studio: Aaron Brown & Beth Nissen) The emotional care for those American soldiers wounded in combat, the positive attitudes of the injured & the medical care in the V.A. system discussed.
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