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Daniel Akaka: “It is estimated that up to 360,000 servicemembers have sustained a brain injury in Iraq or Afghanistan.”

On the recordMay 4, 2010
It is estimated that up to 360,000 servicemembers have sustained a brain injury in Iraq or Afghanistan.
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Daniel Akaka
Democratic · Hawaii

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Akaka highlights the significant number of servicemembers affected by TBIs.

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