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Maj. Steve Taylor: TBI from a sufferer’s point of view

One of the biggest worries for service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan was the risk of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Most of the TBIs reported during...

August 26, 2015 10:19 am

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One of the biggest worries for service members deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan was the risk of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Most of the TBIs reported during the conflict in Iraq are the result of improvised explosive devices. And the symptoms can be devastating — ranging from headaches and exhaustion all the way to seizures. Marine Corps Maj. Steve Taylor joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain how the military branches are combating TBIs. One major avenue for help is the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.