And half a Million People entering the country psychologically wounded. A word about my background created last yeathreeof last yen veterans for the la times called invisible war and i followed the veterans and their families as they coped with a strong interest in the subject and we are eager to hear what the panel has to say today. We will ask specific questions and open it up to the audience. David finkel has been documented the effects of the war on the human psyche. The most recent book the critically acclaimed thank you for your service, calls the issues on the aftermath. It has received numerous awards to get his previous book the good soldier is a bestselling account of the u. S. Infantry battalion during the iraq war surge won multiple awards and was named a top ten book by the new york times. Hes an editor and writer for the Washington Post. He has reported from africa, asia, europe and across the United States he covered wars in kosovo and iraq and among his honors are the P