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FW: Rested Soldiers perform better in battle, experts say

   

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Subject: Rested Soldiers perform better in battle, experts say
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 05:33:22 -0600
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Rested Soldiers perform better in battle, experts say
Health.mil
12/24/2015
Army nap

Rested Soldiers perform better in battle, experts say

Army Sgt. 1st Class Alonzo Howard said he has but one regret: that he didn't know the effects sleep deprivation have on combat effectiveness. 

Howard spoke at the Army Office of the Surgeon General-sponsored Performance Triad Sleep Summit, Dec. 9. 

During the second battle of Fallujah in Iraq in 2004, Howard went for more than a week with very little sleep. The combat engineer succeeded in closing off a bridge to prevent the enemy from escaping.


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