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  • Donations Help War Hero Get Independence

    08/14/2005 7:34:43 PM PDT · by madison10 · 8 replies · 437+ views
    WTOL-TV11 News ^ | July 4, 2005 | A. Baker
    SYLVANIA -- Army Specialist Matthew Drake still feels the pain every day from a suicide car bomb that cut short his service in Iraq. But now with some donations and help from a lot of people, he'll get out of the hospital, and back home with his parents. Four other soldiers in the unit died the day Drake was wounded. He was part of the Psychological Operations unit, communicating with civilians in Iraq, delivering messages regarding surrender and safety. Matthew remembers the unit's motto well. "Win the mind, win the day," said Drake. After months of treatment and rehabilitation, the...