Most of the injured in Iraq are surviving, and their homecoming could undercut Bush
In wartime, the silence of the American dead is a vacuum that the powerful in Washington try to fill. While loved ones are left with haunting memories and excruciating sadness, the most amplified political voices use predictable rhetoric to talk about ultimate sacrifices.
But the wounded do not disappear. They can speak for themselves. And many more will be seen and heard in this decade. Thanks to improvements in protective gear and swift medical treatment, more of America's wounded are surviving - and returning home with serious permanent injuries...
Read the full op-ed which was published in Newsday on March 13, 2005.
Related link: Iraq Veterans Against the War