A CNN Spokesperson contacted ICN to take issue with MSNBC’s characterization that Robert Bazell’s “Wounds of War” was “unprecedented”…

I’m sure that Robert Bazell’s upcoming documentary on combat support hospitals (CSHs) in Iraq for MSNBC will be a good show, but it would not be accurate to call this program “unprecedented…”

CNN Presents: Combat Hospital (premiere: Saturday, November 11, 2006) followed five doctors, 14 nurses and 22 medics of the 10th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad during their inspiring life-saving work for more than two weeks in May 2006. Viewers can watch Combat Hospital again on Wednesday, March 28 at 11pm as a special programming event for Anderson Cooper 360°. In the meantime, we invite viewers to experience Combat Hospital via visiting the Combat Hospital page

In addition to the airing of Combat Hospital, the Spokesperson also pointed to “CNN Presents: Wounded Warriors” which also aired in 2006…

In an inspiring CNN Presents documentary airing over the Memorial Day weekend, CNN correspondent Alex Quade updates her reports on the medical journeys of troops injured in Iraq from the battlefield to their field medical care to their often altered lives back home. Wounded Warriors airs on Saturday, May 27, at 8 p.m.; it re-airs at 11 p.m. and Sunday, May 28, at 8 p.m. and 11p.m. All times Eastern.

“They rely on bravery, loyalty and luck for their survival,” says Quade about fallen troops at the front lines of battle in Iraq. Through her reports, Quade also reveals what could become a brand new level of care for all branches of the military: a special rehabilitation barracks for wounded soldiers at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina inspired and founded by Lt. Col. Tim Maxwell, who survived life-threatening brain trauma and other critical injuries after a mortar attack in Baghdad.

For more than 18 months, Quade took advantage of unprecedented military access and braved several base camp attacks herself to examine every level of medical care given to American troops in Iraq. Along the way, she reports their deeply personal stories as well as those of combat medical teams, field hospital personnel and air MedEvac units on the front lines that put their lives on the line to save them. From battlefield evacuations to the combat support hospital emergency triage to critical care at Ramstein Air Base in Germany to rehabilitation back home, Quade reveals compelling stories of bravery and personal courage direct from the men and women living them in Iraq.

Wounded Warriors begins in the battlefields – the “kill zone” and site of the first medical evacuations. The non-critically wounded are patched up and returned to battle. The gravely injured await the “Medicine Man” – the MedEvac units that perform the dangerous job of patient transport – while evading gunfire. If a patient can reach a Combat Support Hospital (“the CSH”) within “the golden hour” – the first 60 minutes from the time of serious injury – “odds are he’ll survive,” Quade says.

In an interview, Squad Leader Jason Moore talks about the relationships and loyalty that develops among the troops and how they keep vigil and donate blood for Andy Brown, their wounded sergeant.

“We’re all we’ve got. Nobody goes alone. Ever,” Moore says. As he speaks of Brown, he adds, “As long as he’s here, we’re going to be here with him.”

In one of the most compelling segments of Wounded Warriors, Quade tells the story of Lt. Col. Tim Maxwell, a soldier who came a long way from a major head injuries sustained during a mortar attack in Baghdad to found the first “Wounded Warriors Barracks” at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina Quade first meets Maxwell as he suffers serious brain trauma and an uncertain future and rejoins him a year later after Maxwell has convinced his superiors to open a barracks for other wounded warriors. Nicknamed “Maxwell Hall,” the barracks allow troops and their spouses to receive psychological counseling.

Wounded Warriors is reported and produced by Alex Quade. The managing editor is Bud Bultman. The vice president and senior executive producer of CNN Productions is Mark Nelson. CNN Presents is the most award-winning documentary series in cable news.