Good morning...Wow, the way Facebook got wounded, and crashed yesterday was crazy! As a result, I was unable to post our weekly message. Speaking of wounded, our V.E.T.S. continue to suffer, as the "wounded are far more numerous than those killed." Please read below from the Watson Institute/Brown University, August 2021...
U.S. & ALLIED WOUNDED
As in every war, in Iraq and Afghanistan the wounded are far more numerous than those killed. Common combat injuries include second and third degree burns, broken bones, shrapnel wounds, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, nerve damage, paralysis, loss of sight and hearing, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and limb loss.
The true count of Americans injured or sickened in the war is exponentially larger than the figures given on the official Department of Defense (DOD) casualty website (As of Oct. 4th, 2021, Iraq - 31,994 and Afghanistan - 20,093). That official total includes only those “wounded in action.”
Not included are those suffering what are categorized as “non-hostile injuries” and other medical problems arising in theater, such as heat stroke, suicide attempts, respiratory problems, and vehicle crashes.
Other problems are not diagnosed until the injured return home. Toxic exposure from dust and burn pits and resulting respiratory, cardiac, and neurological disease represent another large segment of war zone-induced illness that has yet to be fully recognized.
Traumatic brain injury and PTSD are also major issues among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. High rates of PTSD among U.S. veterans are alarming, but new evidence also suggests that military mental health providers use PTSD diagnoses to help returning soldiers receive assistance with a variety of problems they face reintegrating into their families and communities: joblessness and drug addictions among them.
All of this makes it difficult to estimate the number of those U.S. service members injured in the wars.
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