Testimony From An Iraq War Veteran

WE CANT CHANGE THE WAR BUT WE CAN CHANGE THE FUTURE


I destroy my enemies 

when I make them my friends.

~Abraham Lincoln

STATISTICS: TROOPS IN IRAQ

Troops in Iraq - No U.S. troops remain in Iraq. The last 13,000 U.S/ troops were withdrawn in December 2011.

U.S. Troop Casualties - 4,487 US troops; 98% male. 91% non-officers; 82% active duty, 11% National Guard; 74% Caucasian, 9% African-American, 11% Latino. 19% killed by non-hostile causes. 54% of US casualties were under 25 years old. 

US Troops Wounded - 32,223, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries. 

US Troops with Serious Mental Health Problems - 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home.