" Thousands of U.S. troops have been wounded and injured in Iraq. They have been paralyzed, lost limbs, suffered blindness, been horribly burned and so on. They are heroes, without question, but their stories have largely gone untold. The troops who are selflessly sacrificing their bodies and their dreams in Iraq, are not getting a lot of attention here at home. Most of us are busy with other things---presidential politics, Martha Stewart's rise and fall, the use of steroids in baseball. " Download complete story by New York Times columnist, Bob Herbert in PDF format.
