Thank you.

Every single one of the 1,097 people who’ve added their voice in the last few days has helped bring something painful and important out of the dark.

For a long time, the reality facing medically retired combat-injured veterans lived quietly in private groups, quiet conversations, and small corners of the internet. Most people never saw it,  not because they didn’t care, but because no one ever showed them the full picture.

This petition is proving something powerful:

when people finally see what these wounded veterans are living with, they care. They feel it. They understand it.

Your support has helped give this issue visibility, dignity, and the respect it deserves.

You’ve made these veterans feel less alone.

You’ve shown that their struggles matter — not just to those who lived through them, but to people across the country who believe in fairness, humanity, and basic decency.

Thank you for standing with them.

Thank you for reading, for caring, and for being part of this moment of awareness.

Sometimes the simplest act, noticing someone’s struggle, is the beginning of real change.