Kimberly Hefling-Associated Press Washington    November 11, 2009

Far from winding down. the numbers of U.S. Soldiers coming home wounded have continued to swell. The problem is especially acute among those fighting in Afghanistan, where nearly four times as many troops were injured in October as a year ago.

Of particular concern are the so-called hidden wounds, traumatic brain injuries and post traumatic stress disorder that have long term side effects.

Spinal injuries have also increased significantly, due mostly to the powerful explosives used in the improvised bombs that rattle U.S. troops inside heavily armored vehicles. For those injured by bombs, recovery can mean a year or more in a military hospital followed by months,years or a lifetime of therapy and coping with disability.

"Getting over the intial injury is one thing, but going about dealing with your life, the rest of your life, with these injuries is quite another."

When the war is over, our soldiers and their families will still have issues related to their service and their sacrifice. We will need to be there for them!

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