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- BETHESDA, Md. (Army News Service, June 5, 2008) - On May 3, 2007 in Iraq, Spc. Freddy Meyers of the 25th Infantry Division was shot in the head with an armor-piercing round that drove pieces of his skull into his brain, causing a traumatic brain injury so catastrophic, doctors believed he died three times. Thursday he donned a hard hat, picked up a shovel and joined other wounded warriors and dignitaries, including Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake, in breaking ground for the National Intrepid Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury here. Scheduled for opening in late 2009, NICoE will be a $70-million, 75,000-square-foot treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up facility for servicemembers with TBI, post-traumatic stress disorder and other complex psychological issues, as well as a research, testing and education center. |
