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Daniel Akaka: “I believe our greatest challenge as we move to the future has to do with those unseen wounds, so to speak, the wounds of…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
I believe our greatest challenge as we move to the future has to do with those unseen wounds, so to speak, the wounds of stress, the wounds of injury, traumatic to the brain.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

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Senator Akaka highlights the importance of addressing unseen injuries affecting servicemembers.

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