The Afghan War Will Be A Lifetime Struggle For Some U.S. Soldiers

As More U.S. Soldiers Lose Limbs In Afghanistan, Doubts About A War That's "Winding Down" -- CBS

(CBS News) BETHESDA, Md. - After the Supreme Court rulings Thursday, President Obama met for three hours with 52 wounded service members being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland.

The last American combat troops are expected out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014. But don't tell the troops at Walter Reed the war in Afghanistan is winding down. Amputations -- many of them multiple -- have gone up to more than 20 a month.

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My Comment: You cannot help but feel for these troops.