Operation Helmet

[CarolNYC]

Don't know how many of you are aware of this Operation Helmet, through which you can help provide our soldiers with protective helmet inserts that greatly enhance their chances of coming home without life altering head injuries. You can even have one sent to a specific soldier if you know one who needs one..

See here for more info on what they do and how you can help...
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/7830

[Monkeyman]

1. Brain Injury is not being taken care of at the VA

Lane Evans and Filner want it look into

[Monkeyman]

2. Post again wrong night for this

[Monkeyman]

3. Something you should read a link

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-08-08-brain-center_x.htm

[CarolNYC]

4. Dr. Hilary Stallings will be live blogging on Clark's blog tonight

The Clark Community Network is very pleased to host Dr. Hilary Stallings as a guest writer, Thursday, August 10th at 8:30 PM EDT / 7:30 PM CDT.

Dr. Stallings is actively working with Operation Helmet to provide cushioned helmets to active duty Marines who are (or about to be) deployed to Afganistan and Iraq. Though the Army is currently supplying these upgraded helmets to its troops, the Marine Corp supplier is, 'seriously backlogged' so that Marines presently in Iraq will either not get the upgrades at all, receive them more than half-way through their deployment, or just give up on the promised-but-not-delivered upgrades.

Dr. Bob Meaders (CAPT, Medical Corps, USN-Retired), his son Mark Meaders (Major, USAF-Retired) and grandson SGT Justin Meaders, (USMC, active duty) have led the effort -- by collecting donations -- to purchase these upgrades from a supplier that isn't 'backlogged". Hilary Stallings has been an energetic and tireless part of the effort.

Though all the treatment in the world is not as valuable as the effort to prevent these injuries in the first place, this issue has become even more urgent now that the news is out that the Bush Administration is planning to slash the budget for the he Brain Injury Center, which is devoted to treating and understanding war-related brain injuries.

Hilary Stallings' concern for her soldier brother has turned into a passion as well as a directive to all private citizens on how they can help protect our fighting men and women from serious, even fatal head injuries. Her story is featured in the Troops and Vets Series blog at: http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/7830

We also hope to have Dr. Bob and Mark join in! So meet back here on Thursday, August 10th at 8:30 PM EDT/ 7:30 PM CDT for a chance to discuss this important and urgent issue.

"It doesn't matter how you feel about the war ... we all "have skin in the game"

--Hilary Stallings

http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/7879

[Major Hogwash]

5. Thanks for putting this info up here.

Not enough people know about this.

[CarolNYC]

6. you're welcome

This really is such a great program....It's such an easy way to really make a difference.

An interesting thing I learned in the conversation with Dr. Stallings is that a lot of young men don't even wear their helmets over there becuase they are too hot and uncomfortable...but, with the inserts making wearing the helmets much more comfortable, more guys are wearing the inserted helmets...It impacts in ways you wouldn't immediately think of.