Sunday, December 11, 2005

16,000 Returning Combat Vets Need Our Help

Jaw-dropping statistics that we all knew were there. From October 2005:

~ 119,247 Afghanistan/Iraq service members (now off-duty) are receiving health care from the V.A.
~ 46,000 have musculoskeletal problems.
~ 37,000 have mental disorders.
~ 16,000 have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

These numbers are only going to get worse.

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