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On the recordJune 17, 2009
The combined effort of three major associations and the United States military began in 2006 in an initiative to examine the nature of extremity injuries sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin discusses the collaboration to address extremity injuries from recent military operations.

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