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Show HILLTOP TIMES Getting the wounded what they need and deserve Hilltop TIMES November 13, 2008 have sacrificed, and that we reach out to them and in every way possible, and meet their needs for the rest of their lives." The chairman spoke about meeting a homeless Operation Enduring Freedom veteran at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Los Angeles recently. "He said to me 'I gave 100 percent I'd really like 100 percent in return/" Mullen said. Medical care for wounded service members has improved tremendously, he said. Those who reach a field hospital within the first hour after being wounded — the so-called "Golden Hour" — have a 92 percent chance of survival. Medical professionals undoubtedly are saving the lives of many who would have died in previous wars, the chairman said. "More than anything else, it's remarkable medical personnel who have adapted and moved to the leading edge of medical care," he said. "I can't say enough for them." The whole process is one of speed, BY JIM GARAMONE American Forces Press Service W ASHINGTON — Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen didn't like the way wounded Vietnam veterans were treated when he first entered the service in 1968, and he is working to ensure that America's wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan get the care and help they need and deserve. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a Pentagon Channel podcast interview Nov. 4 that as one of the leaders of the U.S. military, he is passionate "about seeing to the needs of those who are wounded — who have sacrificed so much, whose lives have been changed so dramatically." Mullen said he also wants to help the families of the fallen. He said he wants 'to make sure we are doing everything we can in the positions of leadership to make sure people understand what those families P It is crucial that taxpayers who may be due a stimulus check update their addresses with the IRS by Nov. 28. and communities throughout the country — "reach out to meet the needs of these people who have given so much," he said. Many programs are available, the admiral said. But he added he is not convinced they are doing what they should. He said he wants to study the programs to ensure they are producing for the service members — giving them the needed mix to realize their dreams. The chairman also said the department has a long way to go in the handling of post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. "Leaders have to step forward to set the example," he said. "A big part of that is the challenge of the stigma of asking for mental help." From his perspective, the admiral said, asking for mental-health help is the same as asking for help for a physical problem, and it is a readiness issue. "Being on your game mentally" is as important as being physically ready to accomplish the mission, he said Davis County taxpayers with undeliverable stimulus and refund checks Many undeliverable stimulus checks HOENIX — The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers across the country who are missing more than 279,000 economic stimulus checks totaling about $163 million and more than 104,000 regular refund checks totaling about $103 million that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service. "We want to get this money into the hands of taxpayers where it belongs," said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. All a taxpayer has to do is update his or her address once. The ERS will then send out all checks due. Stimulus checks , , with those wounded in the combat theater quickly transferred to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany and then further transported to wherever they need to go in the United States. But while much has been done, Mullen said, much more remains to be done, and this is especially true for long-term treatment and care, as the service members and their families still want to live life and contribute to America. "What we find out in my interaction with them and my wife's interaction with them is their dreams haven't changed," Mullen said. The service members still want to "own a piece of the rock," the chairman said. They still want to go to school, own a home, have good jobs and leave their children better off than they are. Realizing those dreams may be changed by the injuries, but the dreams remain, he said. 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