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Soldiers transporting a wounded soldier to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center from the Ramstein Air Base, in Landstuhl, Germany, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. Since the 2003 inception of the wars in Iraq and in Afghanistan, nearly 30,000 American military members have been wounded. Most of the soldiers who have suffered severe bodily harm are airlifted to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, the largest American military hospital outside of the U.S. It is the primary treatment center for coalition casualties.

Surgeons at the U.S. military's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany prepare active-duty Army soldier Sonnier Danean for surgery in Landstuhl, Germany, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. The Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is the largest American military hospital outside of the U.S.

U.S. Navy nurse Kary Deloris carries out one of several daily check-ups at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Center in Landstuhl, Germany. She is seen attending to Corey Burse, a soldier who was seriously wounded during combat, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. The Medical Center is the primary treatment center for coalition casualties.