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Wounded Minnesota priest is back home

Oct-15-2004 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

The following article provides an update on the condition of Chaplain Timothy Vakoc.

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Four months after he was critically injured in Iraq, the Rev. H. Timothy Vakoc has returned home to Minnesota for treatment at the Minneapolis Veterans Medical Center.

The 44-year-old Army chaplain and Catholic priest was transferred from a military hospital in Washington, D.C., to the Minneapolis VA on Oct. 1, said his sister, Anita Brand. [...]

The family has kept news of his return to Minnesota relatively quiet until this week, and wants to keep visitors to a minimum, Brand said. "He's adjusting to life there," she said from her home in Springfield, Va. The transfer did not indicate an improvement in his medical condition, she added.
Rev. Vakoc

In August, family members disclosed that doctors did not expect him to recover neurologically from his brain injury, and that he might not survive further complications. [...]

Thousands of friends and well-wishers have followed his story on a Web site called CaringBridge (www.caringbridge.org/mn/timvakoc/index.htm).

Brand said the family will continue to post updates on his progress on the Web site.


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