As Special Operations forces become an even bigger part of the U.S. war on terrorism, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan, the percentage of deaths and injuries striking them are growing —as are efforts by their SEALs, Green Berets and others in the family to take care of their own.

While special operations forces represent a tiny slice of the military, they have taken up to 10 percent of the casualties, according to new figures from U.S. Special Operations Command. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, 519 have been killed and 2,221 injured.