wounded veterans
Hurt former combatants
Wounded veterans are military service members who have sustained injuries—physical, psychological, or both—during their time in the armed forces.
The term typically evokes combat injuries but includes any service-related harm: programs supporting wounded veterans, a nonprofit helping wounded veterans transition to civilian life.
The phrase carries emotional weight in political discourse and charitable appeals.
- injuredHaving sustained harm
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- combatArmed hostile engagement
PTSD · amputee · scars · purple heart · rehabilitation · prosthetic · battle scars · trauma · service · thank you for your service · honor guard · military · courage · battlefield · homecoming · healing · memorial · disabled
- war casualtiescasualties, war casualties, war dead, killed in action, fallen soldiers
- Wartime Homefronthomefront, war production, rationing, victory gardens, war bonds