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Daily Report: Marines Return Home, Mom Fights For Son With PTSD, County Help, Marines at Sea, TBI, and more

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit returns to Camp Pendleton - Approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors of the 15th MEU are scheduled to arrive here today after a successful seven month Western Pacific deployment. For a soldier with PTSD, a mom keeps fighting - She has been locked in a battle with the military over her son's treatment. She alleges that his PTSD has been ignored . SD County Veterans Services here to help - San Diego County provides benefit information and assistance, plus other support to San Diego County veterans and their families. Marines head back to the sea - 'Amphibious operations continue to be the mainstay of our Corps' mission." Reintegration of veterans with polytrauma - Dr. Elaine Peskind described her work using sophisticated brain scans such as positron emission tomography to understand the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Tracking Down a veteran - Write a letter to the veteran you want to contact, and seperate note to the VA explaining who you want to contact If they have an address on file, VAwill forward your letter to the veteran in question.

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