FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A 1997 graduate of Gouverneur Central School, wounded in Afghanistan, is being treated for his injuries as part of the Warrior Transition Battalion here.

Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy M. Marshall, son of Charlene Webster of Redwood, is being treated by a newly formed Army unit that exists solely to facilitate the recovery of soldiers. He is in a recovery setting unlike any other the Army had yet to date offered.

"In 2007, while serving in Afghanistan, I was traveling in a humvee when we were hit by an IED (roadside bomb)," Sgt. Marshall said. "I sustained hearing loss, a traumatic brain injury, an injury to my right knee, and I suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. I've had surgery on my knee here and I see a number of doctors for my injuries."

The battalion here is among 35 warrior transition units worldwide established in mid-2007 to better serve the severely injured soldiers' needs. The transition unit's staff focuses on a system called "triad of care," staffed by a platoon or squad leader, primary care manager and case manager for each soldier.

The "triad of care" maintains soldiers' records, takes them to appointments, ensures their finances are in line and also helps their families with issues they might be having. Soldiers like Sgt. Marshall are discovering how convalescing here has been of great benefit on the road to recovery.

"The staff here at the Warrior Transition Battalion goes above and beyond what is expected. They make sure we are able to receive the best are possible," Sgt. Marshall said.

Each soldier is cared and accounted for continually until he or she is ready to transition back to his or her unit or into the civilian world. Before his recovery began here, Sgt. Marshall was assigned to muSltiple locations.

"I've been in the military for almost 10 years — six in the Marine Corps and the rest in the Army. I plan to return to civilian life to teach high school social studies in about six months," Sgt. Marshall said.