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Purple Hearts Elusive For Traumatic Brain Injuries

Sgt. Nathan Scheller, 29, was twice denied for a Purple Heart, though roadside bomb explosions left him with lasting cognitive damage.  "I don't see how somebody else can tell me that I don't deserve one," he says.  Above, Scheller walks with his wife, Miriam, and his family. (NPR/FRONTLINE)
Sgt. Nathan Scheller, 29, was twice denied for a Purple Heart, though roadside bomb explosions left him with lasting cognitive damage.  "I don't see how somebody else can tell me that I don't deserve one," he says.  Above, Scheller walks with his wife, Miriam, and his family. (NPR/FRONTLINE)

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