Kylie Briest, right, and her brother, Connor, left, grew up helping their mom, Jenny, care for their father, Corey, who was severely injured by a roadside bomb during a deployment in Iraq.

Kids that take care of their wounded veteran family members go unnoticed by government agencies like Veteran Affairs and are left out of the caregiving conversation.

I’d also written about 102-year-old World War II vet Paul Hult, who quickly burned through his life savings after taking a fall and needing in-home care.