War is something we all know is a necessary evil. The United States has been involved in many wars since its founding in the late 1700s. There are many reasons why the United States has been involved or is currently involved in wars. While war is not always a popular thing to be a part of, its full effects are not always known and may never be known as long as the United States is a country. Stephen Crane tells us that there are many effects of war in his poem “War is Kind”. From this it can be deduced that physical, mental, familial, etc. these are all effects of war that need to be monitored. All these effects are causing hardship among people returning home from these battles, directly or indirectly. The full effects of any war are never known and are something that will need further investigation to allow professionals such as mental and physical health doctors to provide soldiers with the help they so richly deserve. To begin with, the simplest talking point is one of the physical effects of war. We all know that there are many physical effects of war, recently in Extreme Makeover – Home Edition, Ty Pennington and his crew rebuilt the home of a soldier family mainly for one reason: he came home physically handicapped fighting for our country in one of the current wars. . Stephen Crane states in his poem “Cry not maiden, for war is kind. For your lover has thrown his wild hands towards the sky” (686). Quite simply, one of the horrific physical effects of war is death. Crane perpetuates this by stating, “For thy father… raged at the breast, and swallowed, and died (686). In addition, there are other physical effects that require the support of people in all states, some of these major...... middle of document......://www.militaryconnections.com/news_story. cfm?textnewsid=902>.MacKenzie, Deborah. “The mental effects of the war were delayed for months.” New scientist. NewScientis Health, 14 11 2007. Web. 12 April 2011. .Reece, Beth. "The invisible wounds of war". Soldiers (2005): 1. Ebsco Host. Network. April 12, 2011."Should we start shaming our troops?" Quotidiano Paolo, 27 03 2011. Web. 12 April 2011. ./dailypaul.com/160515Smeeding, Sandra JW, et al. “Outcome Evaluation of the Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Integrative Health Clinic for Chronic Pain and Depression, Anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.” Journal of Alternative and Compementary Medicine 16.8 08 11 2010. 823 - 825. Ebsco Host. Network. April 12 2011.