disabled vets
Injured military retirees
Disabled vets are military veterans who have service-connected disabilities—physical or mental conditions resulting from their time in the armed forces.
The term appears frequently in discussions of benefits, healthcare, and employment programs: The company prioritizes hiring disabled vets.
Disabled vets is also a common name for thrift stores run by veterans' organizations.
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- post-traumatic stressLasting distress after trauma
- amputeeOne without a limb
- missing limbAbsent arm or leg
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- VeteransVA, retired soldier, ex-serviceman, combat vet, marine vet
- veteran careersjob placement, hiring programs, career services, federal jobs, government jobs
- war victimswar victims, civilian casualties, combat wounded, wounded soldiers, war widows
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