Letters to the Editor Saturday, June 5 | The Daily Gazette
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As we are reminded every Memorial Day, we should be thankful to those who protect our country.
But this year in particular, we should also remember those protecting us from an insidious enemy while wearing a different uniform scrubs.
Medical personnel, including housekeeping staff, nurses, doctors, and many others, exposed themselves to a very dangerous enemy, COVID-19, to save our lives.
At least 3,600 of them lost their lives while doing that, nearly as many as U.S. military deaths in Iraq from 2003 to 2020.
Many now suffer from PTSD, and many have other significant mental health issues, because they fought for us.