former Infantryman, US Marine Corps
Former Marine Corps infantryman (2000-2004) who went to Afghanistan with Operation Enduring Freedom and to Iraq twice with Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom 2
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Victor Manzano
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FROM Victor Manzano
To the Point
Christmas in Afghanistan It's Christmas in Afghanistan for the 1st Battalion 6th Marines. As the first troops in President Obama's Afghanistan surge, they left home in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina a little over a week ago. Victor Manzano spent a lot of holidays in both Afghanistan and Iraq. He's now home in Los Angeles.
Which Way, L.A.?
Invisible Wounds of Combat Veterans in Iraq, Afghanistan In the past eight years, 1.7 million American soldiers have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. The RAND Corporation says more than 30% have come home with either Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury. It also reports that only half receive “minimally adequate care.” Today, Mayor Villagraigosa and Public Council, the nation's largest pro bono law firm, announced the Center for Veterans Advancement to provide the legal help they need to get the benefits they're entitled to.
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