Countless war novels focus solely on the war itself with little to no consideration in regards to what happens after. “Thank you for your service” nearly perfectly recounts the struggles who just went through the hardest times of their lives and their search to find the help they need.

My heart has been hurting for these soldiers for years. Mr. Finkel has written an excellent account of exactly how wounded they are, as well as the toll on their families. What can I, an average American citizen, do to help their recovery? Suggestions appreciated.

This book could fairly be rated as a two- star and as a five-star, just one tragic story after another. But I feel these stories just had to be told. Very hard read, at some point I felt guilty that I was laying peacefully in my comfy chaise reading at all. I wish those commanders in chief read this book, too. If they did, they wouldn't start up wars.