Veteranized Veteranette

Veteranized Veteranette
Wounded Times
Kathie Costos
November 21,2013

After struggling for years to find the right word to describe people fighting for veterans, I think I found it. Veteranize or in this case veteranized. Families didn't decide to join but they do decide to stay. We don't get to decide what wars will be fought but we get to decide to if we are willing to fight their battles when they come home. We can't leave out friends willing to do the same and we sure can't leave out anyone working to take care of them as a career. So how do we figure out that one word to explain the connection we all have to our veterans?

It wasn't easy but then again, nothing is really easy when we are talking about only 7% of the population. We do need a word for a spouse that will fit male or female but so far all I could come up with is "veteranette" and I have a feeling some males won't like that one.

We'll just have to leave that one for now.

Veteranized would also fit what is happening to families all over this country trying to figure out what to do to help their veterans heal and it is pretty traumatic at times for us, just as it is for them.

I really think we deserve our own word. Don't you? If you do then think of one and leave a comment on the Facebook page of Veterans Wounded Times or right here.