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How military wives are leading the way in providing care for America's wounded warriors

By Karl Rove Published July 05, 2012

The great 19th-century French observer of our country, Alexis de Tocqueville, was amazed at how "Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all dispositions constantly form associations . . . proposing a common object for the exertions of a great many men and . . . inducing

them voluntarily to pursue it." Once combined, "they are no longer isolated men, but a power seen from afar, whose actions serve for an FOLLOW FOX NEWS OPINION example and whose language is listened to." Follow @fxnopinion 38.5K followers

This remains true today. Since 9/11, the American habit of voluntary associations has been particularly pronounced as groups have sprung Print into existence to support the military, especially combat wounded and RECOMMENDED VIDEOS Email families of the fallen. Many of these groups, including the Semper Fi Fund and Hope For The Warriors, were founded and are now led by : Who really Share military wives. won the health care ruling? Like 7 Karen Guenther is a nurse and the wife of a Marine. In 2003, she was Tweet 5 working at Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital in when the first O'Reilly responds to Share wave of wounded arrived from . She was standing next to a young ObamaCare prediction military wife, when the woman saw her horribly injured husband for the first time. Shaken, she nearly collapsed.

As Karen quietly steadied the woman, she realized something more was needed to help families cope with the combat injuries and deaths of TRENDING IN OPINION their loved ones. Karen and seven other determined women met around her kitchen table to talk about what to do. They were drawn together by 1 Five major ObamaCare taxes the recognition that while government does an incredible job of binding that will hit your wallet in up wounds and putting warriors on the road to recovery, it is a large, 2013

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