Soldiers-Wife's Blog

In my generation most kids my age are worried about partying, college, and building thier careers. But it is a changing generation, with kids as young as 17 being deployed to the war zone to give thier life and sacrifices for this great free country we all live in. Well also during this post Walter Reed era, its sad to say that most soldiers coming home aren't getting the medical attention they receive after devoting most of thier life to service our military.

Here is a local story that you may want to hear about. I am a resident of St. Louis, but recently had to move back down to Fort Hood, TX for my husband to receive medical care after being injured by an IED, improvised explosived device, or a roadside bomb to most of you.

The 'attack' took place on April 5, 2007, at 1145 hrs local Iraqi time. It was a call every military spouse fears of receiving, but luckilly he was all in one piece and is recoving well. I was due with our first baby on May 8, 2007, so since he wasn't seriously injured they decided to keep him in theater and not medevac him out until his R and R time, which was May 6-May 22, 2007. Since he wasn't medically evacuated, he kinda got screwed over, but yet if he chose that way then he would of missed the birth of our daughter, being stuck on the CASH in Kuwait. Well to try to make a long story short, he spent most of his R and R driving from Troy, MO to Ft. Leonard Wood daily to get medical treatment. No reimbursement for travel, nor would they provide a place for all of us to stay. Then on Monday, we were told we had to be here on wednesday. We all packed up and came down here, even the 2 week old baby. Yet to this day is he had a MRI on his knee, been screened for PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), nor had a hearing test for his hearing loss in both ears!!!!! He already had his Purple Heart ceremony, and will be receiving his Bronze Star. (He is a medic and went back in to the vehicle to save his 3 bodies, and later went unconscience.)

Sad Story, that this is only one soldier and there are many  more that this is happening to!

They don't even have records here that he was even injured, so we have been having to communicate with folks down range, and that isnt cheap.

Why does the government treat thier soldiers with no respect after they give so much! I just wish we would take some of this money that we are spending in other countries and take care of our own.

(Sorry I had a lot to get off my mind...........................)