Since 2007, more than 70,000 service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury

[Orwellian_Ghost]

Military sees increase in wounded in Afghanistan
AP


By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press Writer – 51 mins ago

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

Amputations, burns, brain injuries and shrapnel wounds proliferate in Afghanistan, due mostly to crude, increasingly potent improvised bombs targeting U.S. forces. Others are hit by snipers' bullets or mortar rounds.

With Veterans Day on Wednesday, wounded veterans from the recent conflicts consider the toll of these injuries, and the rough road ahead for the injured. Of particular concern are the so-called hidden wounds, traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder that can have side effects such as irritability and depression.

Since 2007, more than 70,000 service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury — more than 20,000 of them this year, according to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. Most of the injuries are mild but leave symptoms such as headaches and difficulty concentrating.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091111/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/u...

[madrchsod]

1. the silence over obama`s wars is deafening.

"....but even the president of the united states

sometimes must have

to stand naked.."


"it`s alright,ma (i`m only bleeding)"

[Thothmes]

18. He is a Democrat, that earns a pass on some issues that

otherwise would be flame bait on this forum. Take LBJ. He got more Americans killed than Reagan, Bush I and Bush II combined. Yet his name does not appear on the list of War Criminals frequently cited on the forum for damnation to hell and eternity. Why, well he was a Democrat and he did good things while President. Forget the 36,000 Americans names on the wall because of him. He did good things He is a Democrat and theycannot be considered as war criminals because the are not Republicans.

[tigereye]

20. oh, great, calling them Obama's Wars

way to go.

[mnhtnbb]

2. This is the legacy of the Bush Administration and will become

Obama's problem.

[Sinti]

3. They became his problem the moment he won. I'm sure he realized that. n/t

[Orwellian_Ghost]

6. Goes much deeper

than either man and further back than either man.

The costs of Empire are on the backs of us all. These are more casualties of Empire.

[tekisui]

8. You are right.

[Solly Mack]

4. k/r

[robinlynne]

5. and for what?

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

7. I had a moderate concussion (TBI) about 20 months ago. It took a solid 6 months to recover.

[SidDithers]

9. IBTL...nt

Sid

[bridgit]

10. Yes. The ordnance and level of fighting is far more vicious...

I do think but for the advances in medical/battlefield tech we'd be looking at numbers able to surpass Vietnam casualties

[Individualist]

11. kick

[G_j]

12. stunning and tragic

thank you OG for always contributing substantive information. to this board.

[Starry Messenger]

13. Only 8 recs?

If Bush were in office this would be on the front page...

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. No kidding, right?

[Fumesucker]

17. Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours

Meh, if this were a post with cute pictures of Obama's family it would have 80 recs..

[QC]

19. No pictures of Bo. n/t

[defendandprotect]

15. k i c k

[G_j]

16. bump

[seaglass]

21. and another kick. sorry to see you go. n/t

[ClarkUSA]

23. I'm sure she'll be back. Trolls never die. nt

[inna]

25. He was not a troll. Please do not slander people.

[Bluenorthwest]

22. Error: you can only recommend threads

which were started in the past 24 hours

[inna]

24. k i c k

in memoriam

[blindpig]

26. kick

cause it's gonna be harder to be informed around here with this sort of thing disappearing.

[JoseGaspar]

27. Kick

Because ghosts never die.

[Hannah Bell]

28. kik