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Disabled Veterans: The Unhealed Wounds  (Experiencing War, Stories from the Veterans History Project, Library of Congress)
They may be dramatically visible: a missing limb, a facial scar. They may also lurk beneath the skin’s surface: mental trauma that persists long after the events that provoked it. For disabled veterans, their wounds of war are daily facts of life. They are obstacles or impediments, but for the men and woman in these stories, they are not roadblocks. All say they don’t want special consideration for their disabilities, only fair and humane treatment—from the government they served and from the communities in which they live.
Image: Eric Wayne CagleEric Wayne Cagle
ARMY
Iraq-Afghanistan
Kosovo


Video Interview
Image: Arthur EckArthur Eck
ARMY
World War II

Written Memoir
Image: Arthur GuerreroArthur Guerrero
ARMY
Vietnam

Video Interview
Image: Raymond KastenRaymond Kasten
ARMY
Korea

Video Interview
Image: James M. MayerJames M. Mayer
ARMY
Vietnam

Video Interview
Image: Franklin NicholsonFranklin Nicholson
ARMY
World War II

Audio Interview, Photos, Memoir, Correspondence
Image: Lawrence Saenz, JrLawrence Saenz, Jr
ARMY
Vietnam

Video Interview
Image: Connie Rose SpinksConnie Rose Spinks
ARMY
Persian Gulf
Iraq-Afghanistan


Transcript of Interview, Photos
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