From dailyherald.com:

The simulation of wartime Iraq was so realistic, Duckworth said, the only things missing from the SUV she rode in were food wrappers on the floor and fuzzy dice. She spoke from experience, having lost both legs as a military helicopter pilot in Iraq.

She, and the scientists who promote it, think the simulator can help veterans dealing with the hardships of post-traumatic stress disorder, and as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs, she awarded a grant Monday for $97,500 to make it available at Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village. It is the first hospital in Illinois to use the technology.

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