Daniel Inouye: “Today if I were wounded with the same injury in Baghdad, I suppose I'd…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2009

Today if I were wounded with the same injury in Baghdad, I suppose I'd be in a hospital within 30 minutes because of helicopters and such.

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Inouye reflects on advancements in medical evacuation since World War II.

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