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10/21/11 2:37 PM

#14591 RE: BOREALIS #14590

Beyond The Battlefield: A Ten Part Series

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/beyond-the-battlefield

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BOREALIS

10/21/11 2:40 PM

#14592 RE: BOREALIS #14590

Beyond The Battlefield, Parts 1 thru 10.

With Videos and graphics.

Beyond The Battlefield, Part 1: From A Decade Of War, An Endless Struggle For The Severely Wounded
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/beyond-the-battlefield-part-1-tyler-southern_n_999329.html

Beyond The Battlefield, Part 2: With Better Technology And Training, Medics Saving More Lives
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/beyond-the-battlefield-medics_n_1000330.html

Beyond The Battlefield, Part 3: Lack Of Long-Term Care Can Lead To Tragic Ends For Wounded Veterans
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/12/beyond-the-battlefield-3-jimmy-kinsey_n_1000357.html

Beyond The Battlefield, Part 4: Military Turning To Wounded Vets' Families As Key Part Of Healing Process
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/13/beyond-the-battlefield-4-families_n_1000532.html

Beyond the Battlefield, Part 5: As Wounded Veterans Struggle To Recover, Caregivers Share The Pain
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/14/beyond-the-battlefield-5-caregivers_n_1001126.html

Beyond The Battlefield, Part 6: New Hope, But A Long And Painful Road, For Veterans Pulled From Death's Grasp
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/beyond-the-battlefield-6-new-hope_n_1005090.html

Beyond The Battlefield, Part 7: Back Home, Severely Wounded Veterans Wish More Would Ask, Not Just Stare
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/beyond-the-battlefield-7-reintegration_n_1011265.html

Beyond The Battlefield Part 8 : Unprepared For Wave Of Severely Wounded, Bureaucracy Still Catching Up
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/beyond-the-battlefield-8-bureaucracy_n_1010688.html

Beyond The Battlefield, Part 9: As Veterans Fight For Needed Care, Long-Term Funding Remains A Question Mark
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/beyond-the-battlefield-9-funding_n_1019480.html

Beyond The Battlefield, Part 10: Saved From The Brink Of Death, Veteran Keeps Chasing His Dreams
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/21/beyond-the-battlefield-10-henline_n_1017579.html?1319199140

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Beyond The Battlefield: Video Portraits Of Lives Reconstructed

To accompany the ten part series by David Wood, Beyond The Battlefield, [ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/beyond-the-battlefield ] The Huffington Post has produced video portraits of several of the soldiers who have been severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and those who care for them. These videos, by videographer Adam Kaufman, will be added to this page as they are published.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/19/beyond-the-battlefield-al_n_1020120.html?1319054459

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The Growing Survivability Of Battle and its Costs (INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/20/survivability-and-its-cos_n_1022165.html?1319148591

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Beyond The Battlefield Live Webcast Friday: Send Your Questions Now

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/live-beyond-the-battlefie_n_1017837.html


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BOREALIS

10/21/11 2:42 PM

#14593 RE: BOREALIS #14590

Beyond The Battlefield Live Webcast Friday: Send Your Questions Now

First Posted: 10/18/11 01:12 PM ET Updated: 10/21/11 12:04 PM ET

For six months, David Wood, The senior military correspondent the Huffington Post, has explored the remarkable situation of thousands of young men and women who suffered catastrophic injuries on the battlefields of Iraq and Afgahnistan and yet have been revived using state of the art medical techniques. His portraits of the soldiers, their families and the medical professionals helping them have been reported in the ten-part series "Beyond The Battlefield."

At 4PM Friday, October 21, at the conclusion of the series, Wood will appear in a live video webcast, called Beyond The Battlefield Live, to talk about the series and answer questions posed by readers.

Joining Wood on the webcast will be Bobby Henline, a former staff sergeant in the 82nd Airborne who suffered deep burns to his face, left arm and a hand that was later amputated. Henline, who now performas as a standup comic discusses his feelings about the reactions people have to his disfigurement in the seventh installment of the series.

Send in questions for Wood and Henline to BTBQuestions@teamaol.com.

Viewers will also be able to ask questions and discuss the Webcast in a live chat linked to Twitter and Facebook. Beyond The Battlefield Live can be viewed on this page at 4PM Friday October 21. Replays will be available on these pages after the webcast on the Beyond The Battlefield page.

The discussion of the series is open on Twitter and Facebook now using the tag #BeyondBattle. You can participate below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/live-beyond-the-battlefie_n_1017837.html