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strikeAug 6, 2026

Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops

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WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a searing headache.

Source: BEN FINLEY and LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press — Read the full report

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  • BEN FINLEY and LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated PressBy BEN FINLEY and LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press

    WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going despite a searing headache. When a roadside bomb struck his Humvee convoy months later, the explosion’s s…

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