"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends." Martin Luther King Jr

War Without End series

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The war in Iraq arrives on America's shores by gurney. More than 16,000 U.S. soldiers have been wounded -- almost 400 have lost arms, legs, hands or feet. Each injury ripples through lives with its own pattern and force. And as two soldiers and their families are discovering, the war will be with them forever. Follow the stories. Follow Sgt Michael Buyas, who became a Ranger with the 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, out of Fort Lewis, Wash., and left for Iraq in October 2004.

Follow his return to Central Washington, their personal family story of recovery as Michael Buyas and his wife, Carrie and their three children learn to live with the life-changing process of recovery. IED in Iraq took both of Michael's legs.

The Soldier's Heart

Frontline production, informative to lay people wanting to better understand affects for returning soldiers. Online website offers video of the show which aired March 05; online information also at website includes interviews with mental health professionals, what the experts say, first hand accounts from Iraq vets and their families, reactions of vets to the military offered therapy; Recommended.

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