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'Dear Mrs. Obama …'
WASHINGTON — With hundreds of letters arriving each week, first lady Michelle Obama's mailbag is intriguing more for its variety than its volume.
She hears from all sorts of people, from first-graders to foreign first ladies. Among their messages:...Tags: Surgery, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, White House, Breast
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Quadruple Amputee Veteran Receives New Home
On the morning of Easter Sunday 2009, Army Specialist Brendan Marracco's vehicle was hit by an Explosive Fired Projectile as he returned to his base in Iraq. Two years later and after several surgeries resulting in the amputation of both arms and legs,...Tags: Physical Therapy, Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Human Interest, Veterans Affairs
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Our wounded warriors
Writing your weekly editorial is a pleasure; sometimes I’m sure it is on a topic of immediate interest to The Interior Journal’s readers, other times it is only something I want to interest you in. Regardless, it’s not “news”...Tags: Physical Therapy, Memorial Day, Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Human Interest
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Fort Hood massacre shows how political correctness can kill
The massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, last week has shined a harsh, unremitting light on the hold that "political correctness" has on the American military. There is an eruption of commentary on the appalling results of ignoring disturbing things so as not to...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Fort Hood Shootings (2009), Religious Conflicts, United States Naval Academy, Health
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Vets with PTSD Learn to Fly Fish
Web ReporterTens of thousands of soldiers are being treated right now for post-traumatic stress disorder. There's no one way to help ease their daily suffering so local groups are thinking of creative ways to help them. One of those organizations is "Project Healing...Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Vietnam, Health and Medical Professionals, Health, Defense
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Amputee who returned to Iraq appears at fundraiser for disabled ski program
![Bill Dietrich describes himself as "a ski bum with a purpose."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-02/101775780-04190208.jpg "Bill Dietrich describes himself as "a ski bum with a purpose.\"")
matthewu@herald-mail.comBill Dietrich describes himself as "a ski bum with a purpose." On Friday night, the founder and executive director of Two Top Adaptive Sports Foundation said his goal was to raise a few thousand dollars for the disabled ski program he runs at Whitetail...Tags: The New York Times, Iraq, Health, Physical Disabilities, Defense
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Blackhawks to visit Obamas at White House
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON—The reigning Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks will visit President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House on March 11. The visit, at 2 p.m. Chicago time, will see the president salute his hometown hockey...Tags: Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, Health, White House, Chicago Blackhawks
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Wounded vet to get new home in Hillside
Tribune reporterAn Army veteran who lost his legs in a roadside bombing hopes to walk into his new donated home in July. It includes the feature he wanted most of all – an attached garage. After more than a year of fund raising and planning, volunteers in west...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Hospitals and Clinics, Weather, Vehicles, Health
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5 things to do in D.C. beyond the obvious
WASHINGTON, D.C. — You already know the museums, the monuments and the mall. But there are other sides to our capital that make it a rewarding destination. As much as this is the nation's seat of government, it is a vibrant, international city. Here...Tags: Washington, DC, Bodies of Water, Energy Saving, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Orlyn C. Oestereich
janeth@herald-mail.comOrlyn Oestereich lived the last 21 years of his life in Washington County and was well connected through his involvement in the American Legion. His wife Connie, said few people knew him by his first name, though. Instead, he was known as "The Colonel,"...Tags: Germany, Lungs and Airways, Korean War (1950-1953), Health, Colleges and Universities
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Former state American Legion commander Oestereich dies at 83
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA Boonsboro man who served as the state commander of the American Legion died last week after a brief illness. Orlyn Oestereich, 83, died Saturday at Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown. Oestereich’s wife, Connie, said doctors discovered...Tags: Washington, DC, Hospitals and Clinics, World War II (1939-1945), Maryland, Health
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