Veterans Day

"Hearing damage is the No. 1 disability in the war on terror, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and some experts say the true toll could take decades to become clear. Nearly 70,000 of the more than 1.3 million troops who have served in the two war zones [Iraq and Afghanistan] are collecting disability for tinnitus, a potentially debilitating ringing in the ears, and more than 58,000 are on disability for hearing loss, the VA said." "From World War II and well through Vietnam, hearing damage has been a leading disability." Those are excerpts from an on-line article I read before I was even accepted into the Doctor of Audiology degree program back in Spring 2008. For the full article, go to http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,163557,00.html.

And for my thoughts on Veterans Day, refer to my blog post from last Veterans Day (http://hear4u-always.blogspot.com/2009/11/freedoms-not-free.html). "A Veteran is someone, who at one point in their life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to and including their life." I'm a Veteran, and it was & is my honor. November 11th isn't the only day of the year that you should thank those who are serving or have served our country...Home of the Free because of the Brave. Thank you, thank you, thank you 365/24/7 to all my brother & sisters in arms. They are "Hear 4 U Always".