The assembled authors include both military and civilian experts who have committed untold hours to this ambitious project. In some cases, the articles were drafted or revised on dusty computers with painfully slow network connections many thousands of miles from home. For this act of selfless service by those in uniform and for the tremendous wellspring of support by our civilian colleagues, the editors and readers of this issue owe a great debt of gratitude. Although this debt cannot be repaid, please know your efforts will enable many current and future trauma surgeons to stave off the grave indictment of Dr Edward Churchill:".. .in every new war the same stupid mistakes are made again and soldiers lose their lives and limbs because the doctor was ignorant of past experience."
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