Released: November 8, 2011 For Many Injured Veterans, A Lifetime
of Consequences One out of every ten veterans alive today was
seriously injured at some point while serving in the military,
and three-quarters of those injuries occurred in combat. For
many of these 2.2 million wounded warriors, the physical and
emotional consequences of their wounds have endured long after
they left the military, according to a Pew Research Center
survey of a nationally representative sample of 1,853 veterans
conducted from July 18 to Sept. 4, 2011. Veterans who suffered
major service-related injuries are more than twice as likely as
their more fortunate comrades to say they had difficulties
readjusting to civilian life. They are almost three times as
likely as other veterans to report they have suffered from post-
traumatic stress (PTS). And they are less likely in later life
to be in overall good health or to hold full-time jobs.
Government Not Doing Enough The survey also finds that injured
veterans are the most likely to sa