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A little more than 24,000 U.S. troops have been wounded in combat since the Iraq War started 4-years ago. One of them is Roseville resident David Frame. The Army National Guard Sergeant suffered a leg injury. He's also coping with Post Traumatic Stress. But that's not all. Like many wounded Iraq vets, Frame is struggling with bureaucratic obstacles to treatment and benefits.
Broadcast History
Broadcast on KXJZ, Sacramento on March 21, 2007.
Transcript
Inside David Frame?s modest Roseville home a few toys are strewn about and the walls are covered with family photos. His kids are at school and his wife is at work. Frame comes in from his backyard patio and heads for the kitchen sink.
(sound of screen door opening and closing?.water faucet turning on)
You sure you don?t want some water or something?
The wounded vet is out of a job and hasn?t been able to find construction work because of his injuries. Dressed in a plain white t-shirt and khaki shorts, Frame loosens the Velcro-straps on his leg brace and applies two Lidoderm patches around his right knee.
It?s like a novacaine kind of thing. My knee just started hurting some more so I figured I?d put these on.
The Army National Guard Sergeant was injured in 2004 while serving with the 10-72nd, a transportation company trucking supplies in and out of Fallujah to...
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Timing and Cues
A little more than 24,000 U.S. troops have been wounded in combat since the Iraq War started 4-years ago. One of them is Roseville, California resident David Frame. The Army National Guard Sergeant suffered a leg injury. He?s also coping with Post Traumatic Stress. But that?s not all. Like many wounded Iraq vets, Frame is struggling with bureaucratic obstacles to treatment and benefits.
John Voci
Posted on May 04, 2007 at 09:39 AM | Permalink
Review of Disabled Vet
Unfortunately, I fear that David Frame?s story is all too common yet one that we generally don?t hear much about. Frame speaks of his injuries, concerns for his family, his experience in Iraq yet is reticent to tell about the real horrors that he witnessed. The piece is a good mix of interview clips and narration and would fit within any news magazine--it is a story that should be more broadly told.