Established in 2007, Operation Mend is a partnership between Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, and the Veteran Affairs -Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System to provide free reconstructive surgery to some U.S. military personnel wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan. The program, funded by the Katz Family Foundation, pays all the costs for reconstructive surgeries at UCLA that aren't covered by the soldiers' medical plans, as well for travel to and from Los Angeles and lodging for them and their families while they receive treatment.
Operation MEND
By Mr. Robert Hansgen (Community Covenant News)June 16, 2010
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