Audio slideshow: Two lives affected
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been the most privatized in American history. Tens of thousands of civilians have shared the battlefield with U.S. soldiers, suffering similar injuries -- physical and mental. Reggie and Linda are two lives affected.
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