Invalids

Japanese: invalids
Invalids

… The same thing is happening in the United States. The term "invalids" was used in the past, but after the Veterans Administration was established in 1930, the term "disabled veterans" came to be used. In any case, the scale of the wars became increasingly large from this time on, and the number of wounded and sick soldiers increased significantly. As a result, after the end of each war, many serious social problems arose over the treatment of these soldiers, especially their reintegration into society as professionals. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "invalids" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 同様のことはアメリカにおいても起こっている。というのも,従来はinvalids(廃兵)という言葉が一般的であったが,1930年に復員軍人庁Veterans Administrationが設置されたころを境に,disabled veteransという言葉が使われるようになっているからである。だが,いずれにしても,このころから戦争の規模はますます大きくなり,それにつれて傷病兵の数も大幅に増加した結果,それぞれの終戦後には,彼らの処遇,とりわけ職業人としての社会復帰をめぐって多くの深刻な社会問題が発生した。…

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