And understanding the violence of that experience, it's not a surprise, but it does have long term impact. Were you aware of that? Yes, sir. Do you know why? Well, Decades of deployments to places where explosions large and small happen on the regular basis [cause brain injuries]. and certain people are right next to small explosions on a regular basis, or big explosions in one incident, or they have a duty mos, like you're an artilleryman, where … (1:03:27–1:03:36)
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Asserts that military deployments to areas with frequent explosions contribute to brain injuries.
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