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Larkin’s War: A dad’s mission to uncover brain injuries after Navy SEAL son’s suicide | 60 Minutes

In a 60 Minutes segment, Frank Larkin, Invisible Wounds Foundation board member and former Navy SEAL, recounts his search for answers after his son’s death and highlights emerging evidence that repeated low-level blast exposure can cause hidden brain injuries in service members.

Larkin’s War: A dad’s mission to uncover brain injuries after Navy SEAL son’s suicide | 60 Minutes

In this 60 Minutes segment, Frank Larkin, an Invisible Wounds Foundation board member and former Navy SEAL, recounts his search for answers following his son’s death. The story highlights emerging evidence that repeated low-level blast exposure may cause hidden brain injuries in service members and raises questions about how the military identifies, studies, and responds to these injuries.

By linking personal loss with evolving scientific evidence, the segment underscores the stakes of military brain injury research and the consequences of gaps in diagnosis and understanding.

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Larkin’s War: A dad's mission to uncover brain injuries after Navy SEAL son's suicide | 60 Minutes — Invisible Wounds Foundation | Military Brain Injury Advocacy & Research