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David Woodruff, Co-Founder of Bob Woodruff Foundation, Testifies Before California State Senate Health Committee: (PR Newswire)
January 13, 2010
Brother of ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff Details Struggles of Veterans Returning From Deployment With Hidden Injuries, Asks Committees, "Are We Doing All That We Can?"
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- David Woodruff, co-founder of the Bob Woodruff Foundation and brother of ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff, who was severely injured by a roadside bomb while reporting from Iraq, testified today before California's State Senate Health Committee.
In a moving tribute to the incredible hardships and sacrifices faced by service members and their families, Woodruff recounted his own family's struggles during his brother's long and painstaking recovery from the traumatic brain injuries he sustained in Iraq. Woodruff also plainly detailed the advantages afforded his brother throughout his recovery, contrasting the reality for many injured veterans. It is a discrepancy that inspired the founding of the Bob Woodruff Foundation and its initiative ReMIND.org, dedicated to raising awareness of the emotional and psychological pain, post-traumatic stress and brain injuries suffered by service members in combat. These devastating, complicated and hidden injuries often go unnoticed or untreated, leaving returning service members to struggle alone with the effects and symptoms.click here to view
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