Warrior Transition Unit’s ‘No. 1 goal is to heal’

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Warrior Transition Unit’s ‘No. 1 goal is to heal’
By Kent Harris, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Tuesday, December 11, 2007

VICENZA, Italy — Sgt. Nathan Williams has had to recover from wounds before.

He was injured during the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s first deployment to Afghanistan in 2005-06. This time, he’s joined the Warrior Transition Unit — a squad that debuted at Caserma Ederle in June.

“It’s a good program,” he said. “They want to make sure you’re taken care of 100 percent. They don’t want anybody to fall through the cracks.”

Williams didn’t talk about his previous recovery, but indicated he felt he was receiving better care this time around.

That’s good news for Staff Sgt. Patrick Chaplin, the squad leader at Vicenza. There are currently 17 soldiers in the unit. Some of them are recovering from long-term illnesses or surgeries that had nothing to do with being injured downrange.


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