By Todd Hatton
Murray, KY – New four-story apartment-style barracks are opening at Fort Campbell to serve hundreds of troops who are ill, injured or wounded in combat. The barracks are part of the military's ongoing efforts to revamp medical treatment for soldiers. Funded through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the new barracks can house up to 206 soldiers who use wheelchairs or prosthetics or need specialized medical care. The Warrior Transition Units were created in 2007 in response to poor conditions in outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Battalion commander Colonel Bill Howard says the Army has an enduring mission to care for its wounded and injured troops.