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To: lee martell

Terrible that’s why it’s important to not just take into account the death toll, when it comes to war - but to understand how severe the nature of wounds can be.

The most awful site of all is if a veteran amputee homeless on the streets, sometimes in a wheelchair sometimes not. :( They don’t get much extra lifelong help or compensation.


7 posted on 11/25/2025 9:58:35 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege ( )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
The most awful site of all is if a veteran amputee homeless on the streets, sometimes in a wheelchair sometimes not. :( They don’t get much extra lifelong help or compensation.

Back around 2010 I tore my rotator cuff and supraspinatus tendon, and had a bunch of appointments at orthopedics at Balboa Naval Hospital. The number of guys there missing limbs, some multiple, was a disturbing reminder of the cost of war. Some had disfiguring burn scars or just scars, blindness, etc. Most had a surprisingly positive attitude, though I imaging years of suffering might wear that down a bit. It certainly put my injury in perspective. Those that gave so much deserve much more than they receive. We shouldn't need organizations like Wounded Warriors.

10 posted on 11/25/2025 10:12:27 PM PST by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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