They fought for us. Now it’s our turn to fight for them.
When our nation’s Guardians return home, their mission should be over—but for too many, the battle is just beginning. Traumatic Brain Injuries, Post-Traumatic Stress, and systemic barriers keep them from the care, community, and the promised future they’ve earned.
In Guarding Our Guardians, physician and veteran advocate Chrisanne Gordon, MD, exposes the hidden crisis affecting America’s returning warriors and reveals what must change to keep our national promise. Drawing from years of medical experience and advocacy, she shares powerful stories and practical solutions that unite healthcare, education, and employment systems to support every veteran’s recovery.
This is more than a book—it’s a call to action for citizens, leaders, and communities to step forward together. Because when we guard those who once guarded us, we protect not only their future, but the strength and future of our nation itself.
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They fought for us. Now its our turn to fight for them.
Prologue
Introduction
SECTION I: CONTEXT AND HISTORY
Chapter 1: The Realities of Modern Combat
Chapter 2: The Battle After the War
Chapter 3: War of the Words
SECTION II: HEALTHCARE
Chapter 4: The State of Our Guardians Healthcare Today
Chapter 5: It Shouldnt Take a General
Chapter 6: All Hands on Deck
SECTION III: EDUCATION
Chapter 7: From Combat Boots to Textbooks
Chapter 8: Educating the Educators
Chapter 9: Education as the New Mission
SECTION IV: EMPLOYMENT
Chapter 10: From Combat to Cubicle
Chapter 11: From Hiring to Employing
Chapter 12: From Promises to Action
Conclusion
Epilogue
CHRISANNE GORDON, MD, is a physician, author, producer, and founder of the Resurrecting Lives Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to veterans living with Traumatic Brain Injury. A survivor of brain injury herself, Dr. Gordon brings empathy, authority, and action to a mission that transcends politics and speaks to the heart of citizenship. She is based in Ohio but leaves a national footprint while continuing her work as an advocate, and voice for our nations Guardians.
