Tough load to carry: Medical students experience servicemembers' burden
Veronica Renov staggered under the weight, sweat popping out on her temples as she struggled to stand upright. And she hadn't even put on the helmet yet. "Walk up a hill with this? My back actually hurts," said Renov, a third-year student at the Medical College of Wisconsin, weighing about 100 pounds more than before she pulled on the "battle rattle."