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Purple Hearts for Psychic Scars?
Writing for Time Magazine, Mark Thompson says: "For every soldier killed or physically wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan, some 10 others come home psychically scarred. The Pentagon has diagnosed roughly 40,000... ...
Nearby Firing Ranges Complicate Soldiers' Recovery From Stress
Ann Scott Tyson, The Washington Post, reports: "Army Sgt. Jonathan Strickland sits in his room at noon with the blinds drawn, seeking the sleep that has eluded him since he was knocked out by the blast... ...
Iraq Put His Life on the Trigger
The Los Angeles Times's David Zucchino writes: "When Cody Alexander Morris returned from the war last fall, he carried home a burden - a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder - and a new way of playing... ...
Veterans Attest to PTSD Neglect by VA
Maya Schenwar and Matt Renner, of Truthout: "Recently released documents from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are further proof that the VA has failed to adequately address the crisis in veterans'... ...
The Soldiers Project: Mental Health Care Confidential
Sari Gelzer, of Truthout: "The significant numbers of returning service members and veterans who are in need of mental health care have recently been put into the spotlight by a RAND Corporation report,... ...
300,000 Vets Have Mental Problems, 320,000 Brain Injuries
Pauline Jelinek for The Associated Press reports, "Some 300,000 US troops are suffering from major depression or post-traumatic stress from serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 320,000 received... ...
The military’s disintegrating family life
CounterPunch by Jacob Hornberger 04/10/08 My hunch is that U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq who are experiencing despondency, depression, malaise, and disintegrating family life are suffering from much... ...
Another year, another $300 billion
Boston Globe by Linda Bilmes 03/16/08 The sixth year of the Iraq war begins this week. The war is now the second-longest in US history — longer than any except Vietnam. So far, 1.6 million US troops... ...
Neglected by VA, Veteran's War Trauma Ends in Suicide
In The Journal News, Hannan Adely writes: "After two tours in Iraq with the Marine Corps Reserve, Steven Vickerman tried to resume a normal life at home with his wife, but he could not shake a feeling... ...
Battle Concussions Tied to Stress Disorder
Benedict Carey reports for The New York Times, "About one in six combat troops returning from Iraq have suffered at least one concussion in the war, injuries that, while temporary, could heighten their... ...