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New data reveals how U.S. troops were injured in Iran war

WBUR
Published August 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM EDT
A U.S. flag patch adorns the uniform of a paratrooper, April 21, 2017, during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Gerry Broome/AP)
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A U.S. flag patch adorns the uniform of a paratrooper, April 21, 2017, during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C. (Gerry Broome/AP)

The War Horse, a nonprofit newsroom that covers the U.S. military, dug into new records from the Department of Defense showing the ways U.S. troops have been injured in the Iran War.

Leah Rosenbaum, an investigative reporter with The War Horse, joins us to discuss how most of the injuries were due to head trauma.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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