Oklahoma American Veterans News

VA hospitals are full of men and women who have made huge sacrifices for our country.

We like to think that veterans come home and simply blend back into society.

The reality is that many war veterans spend the rest of their lives trying to recover from their wounds. Some say the loneliness is worse than the physical disability.

Today Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) known as the "signature injury" of this war will soon be as well known as the term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), aka "bombs", planted all over and hidden on the ground can cause mild TBI without the victim realizing it, simply by being close to an exploding one.

It has been estimated that as many as 65% of Vets returning from Iraq/Afghanistan suffer from TBI.

The number of Iraq vets diagnosed with mental-health issues triples during their first six months at home.

VA hospitals are full of young baby-faced victims of IEDs-- some with missing limbs or incredible anger issues.

Others are so physically hurt they let out blood curdling screams as the physical therapist works on them.

Veterans in wheel chairs stare off into space while answering questions in monotone.

These military men and women made huge sacrifices to defend our country.

This new generation of war veterans will spend the rest of their lives trying to recover from their wounds.

Veterans relearning to smile, to use prosthetic limbs and to even communicate at all may feel that the sacrifices made are forgotten once they come home from active duty.

It is our desire to help these deserving men and women so that no veteran, from any war, ever feels forgotten. Would you help us do that?

YOUR HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED!