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Need To Know | Families of Wounded Veterans Still Waiting For Help | PBS

Duration: 15:34
Program: Need to Know #147
Broadcast Date: Apr. 1, 2011

Need to Know has been following the story of military families who have given up everything to care for wounded veterans at home. Correspondent Maria Hinojosa revisits the story to find out why they are still waiting for support promised in legislation that President Obama signed last year.

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