COVER STORYMilitary, civilian medical communities team up to improve the lives of troops with severe disfigurements from warToday, 3 percent of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq die from their wounds, compared with 19 percent during the Vietnam War and 25 percent during World War II, according to statistics provided by the Pentagon. But the price of survival is often paid with severed limbs, disfigured faces and burned bodies. • Story
Medals mark Navy corpsman’s courageTwo Bronze Stars and a Navy Commendation Medal, all for valor, are commonplace at awards ceremonies these days. But when the three medals are pinned on the chest of a single person — who also is meritoriously promoted — people notice. • Story
South Korea joins U.S., Thailand in Cobra Gold exerciseThai Marines conducting their annual beach assault exercise Thursday saw for the first time another Asian military trudging right beside them across their nation’s coastal sand. • Story
Troops train for humanitarian response at Cobra GoldWhile the Haitian response has borne some public criticism, officials here said it is better organized now because militaries and charities have addressed problems that slowed aid during previous Southeast Asian relief efforts. • Story
South Korean ‘juicy bar’ owners hear Army's concernsU.S. Army officials told Camp Casey-area bar owners Thursday that prostitution and human trafficking continue to be problems here, with two local establishments recently put off limits to servicemembers. • Story
Airmen visit site of battle for Iwo JimaAlmost 65 years to the day after Marines stormed the black-sand beaches of Iwo Jima, U.S. airmen touched down on the remote island to gain a deeper understanding of the epic fight. • Story
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