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Injured Vets Have Tougher Time Adjusting to Civilian Life

Pew Research Center graph
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There are more than two million wounded warriors in the United States, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. And many of those veterans say they're not getting the help they need from the federal government to recover:

The Pew Research Center survey finds one in ten veterans have been seriously injured while serving in the military, and those injured vets have a much tougher time adjusting to civilian life:

Despite this, more than 70 percent of veterans surveyed by Pew would advise a young man or woman to enlist in the military. And virtually all of those polled are proud of their service.

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