From Paul Rieckhoff of IAVA writes article for Good Magazine, featuring IAVA members stories:

The statistics are shocking: more than 11,000 soldiers have been wounded by roadside bombs; more than 50,000 have sought treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder; and 150,000 have submitted a claim for disability. Undiagnosed brain injuries’serious concussions that can cause memory loss, vision problems, and even depression-are affecting as many as 300,000 troops who have come home.

But when you look at the numbers, it’s easy to forget that they represent individual stories: lives put on hold, families under strain-above all, tremendous personal sacrifice. As the executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, I have had the honor and privilege of working with thousands of these heroes, helping many of them to tell their stories and rebuild their lives. In this photo series, I-m happy to introduce just a few of them.

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