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Wounded: Vietnam to Iraq
In December 2005, the Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio opened a new amputation center to accommodate the alarming influx of wounded soldiers from Iraq. From the outside, the wounds of one soldier with missing limbs and facial scarring appear to be the usual results of battle. Extend his prognosis to quadriplegia with severe brain damage and add 7,000 more soldiers who also are unable to return to duty, and it becomes clear why BAMC decided to expand their amputation center. In Wounded Ronald J. Glasser, M.D., who served as an Army hospital physician during the Vietnam War, offers an unparalleled description of the horror endured daily by our troops on the ground. In this critical analysis, the focus is on our wounded soldiers, from the initial cause of injury on to the long road of recovery. Throughout, Glasser draws significant and frightening comparisons between our medical experiences in Vietnam and Iraq. With over 17,000 American troops and 100,000 Iraqi already injured, Wounded is tragically relevant. This timely account—a powerful reminder of the physical, financial, and psychological costs of war—will only grow more important as soldiers continue to return home. Ronald J. Glasser is a physician and the author of seven books, including New York Times bestseller 365 Days, which has been translated into nine languages. Dr. Glasser has written articles for Harper’s, The Atlantic Monthly, and The Washington Monthly, and has appeared on several TV programs, including the Today Show. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
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