TBI or Traumatic Brain Injury is a real issue for many disabled veterans
Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Rasmussen, now retired, inspects the Sailor’s firing position, ensuring he has followed all safety measures to the letter. Once satisfied, Rasmussen gives the signal and another eruption sends violent waves through his body.
Each Sailor does this no more than twice a day. The explosions can compress the brain of anyone close to the rocket when it’s fired and more exposure is considered unsafe. Rasmussen, the range safety officer, has 16 Sailors on his range today. Each one goes through this evolution twice.
At times, he feels dizzy after spending a hot afternoon on the range. He tells himself he should probably just drink more water. “We’re training for war,” he thinks. This is no time to complain just because you’ve gotten your bell rung.
Rasmussen would later learn that those hot summer days on the range, along with many other seemingly minor head injuries over his 26-year career, have left him with bruises that can’t be seen.
In 2013, Rasmussen would learn he had suffered from a traumatic brain injury.
To honor those who have served, and those who continue to brace the frontlines on our behalf, OpsLens is providing you a one-stop-shop to get your fill on military videos. Whether you want to learn about the capabilities of our services, or you just want to watch explosions and our enemies meet their maker, we have you covered.
Previously hosted on YouTube, OpsLens.com will now house all content from US Military Videos & Photos. With over 10,000 videos and 130,000,000 views, US Military Videos & Photos was the largest collection of military videos on YouTube.
Check back daily for additional content as we grow our library each day.
Disclaimer:
All OpsLens Military Videos are provided and used with permission from the Department of Defense and NATO TV. They are all Public Domain and not able to be licensed by the US Government.
