In case you're feeling that Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt's injuries in Iraq are receiving too much media attention, go read this NYT piece about some of the relatively anonymous veterans trying to recover from catastrophic injuries that would have killed them in any prior war.
The story (clearly written before Sunday's attack on the newsmen) explains that Woodruff's injury - shrapnel lodged in the head and brain from an IED - is actually the "signature wound" of the Iraq war. Depending on how their paths to recovery unfold, Woodruff and Vogt's stories, including the impact on their careers, families and futures could do a lot to draw attention to the plight of others in similar or worse condition. The availability of adequate resources to care for these veterans and their families over time is a question.
Some analysts suggest that the number of deaths so far in the Iraq war is too low to elicit a strong public backlash against US participation. Reading the Times story makes me wonder whether understanding more of what's faced daily by each individual wounded veteran might change that.
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