"to iraq and back"

is the title of bob woodruff's video diary of his experience of reporting in iraq and then being injured and recuperating. it was on abc last night and if any of you have a half hour to spare, click this link and watch it. it is a very well done piece on his struggles, but also the frustrations of the larger population of soldiers who are undergoing the same process. it was heartbreaking to see the situations they and their families face. it never struck me until just now, that 20 years from now, there will be a slight dip in the number of veterans who saw active combat, but 50 years from now, we'll have a huge number of vets that will need support, and i wonder if our government will be equipped to handle it.