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 Little-Wing rated 9 months ago -
WWII vet: Wounded Marines story broke my heart
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A World War II Medal of Honor recipient couldn't believe it when he learned about a Marine who was severely disfigured by a suicide bomber in Iraq and then had to fight the Department of Veterans Affairs to get full ...
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- laptopnurse rated 9 months ago
- How can we as a nation live with this.
- Little-Wing rated 9 months ago
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WWII vet: Wounded Marines story broke my heart
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A World War II Medal of Honor recipient couldn't believe it when he learned about a Marine who was severely disfigured by a suicide bomber in Iraq and then had to fight the Department of Veterans Affairs to get full disability benefits.
Ty Ziegel, a Marine, was badly wounded in Iraq. He battled the VA over disability benefits when he returned.
Hershel "Woody" Williams -- who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor on Iwo Jima in 1945 -- was one of thousands of CNN viewers and CNN.com users to express outrage over the struggle of Marine Sgt. Ty Ziegel, 25, who lost part of his skull, half of his left arm and suffered multiple other injuries in the bombing just three days before Christmas 2004. His story was first broadcast on CNN three weeks ago.
- KahlilaGibran rated 10 months ago
- The story of former Marine Ty Ziegel, who was horribly disfigured while serving in Iraq, has generated wide sympathy in the last couple of weeks.CNN told the story of his struggle to get reasonable disability payments from Veteran Affairs and was flooded with responses, most notably from a WW2 hero who was moved by his plight and disgusted at his treatment since discharge.As told in the CNN report, there are now some efforts to get better care for wounded vets like Ziegel.
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