One of the untold stories of the wars in Iraq and Afganistan are the numerous families and friends of wounded vets who provide much needed care with little assistance or noteriety according to an article in USA Today.
The work these caregivers do is hard, often tedious, and causes terrible strains in their own lives. The Military Family Association, a non-profit, says there is no good handle on the numbers involved in this effort but pegs it at something like 7,500.
Given the nature of war, all the severly injured are very young, which means they are going to need help for many many years, possibly outliving the very caregivers they depend on.
One wonders if a grateful nation could do more for those it sends into combat to protect and serve?
