Blue Herald

Could it get any dumber than this?
A group of American soldiers sent home from Iraq suffering stress are complaining after they were given housing next to a firing range.
Two dozen soldiers diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) believe the constant gunfire from the range located beside their transitional housing on the US army [...]

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Thanks to TOB for sending this to me. My sincere heartfelt sympathy to Eric’s family and friends. I know how heart breaking it is to have a loved one suffer from PTSD, and not be able to make it go away.
PARENTS OF MARINE FOUND DEAD SEEK PTSD AWARENESS
Becky and Kevin Hall, [...]

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I wonder what Rush Limbaugh’s take on this would be?
A U.S. soldier patrols the streets of Baghdad.
Every day, five U.S. soldiers try to kill themselves. Before the Iraq war began, that figure was less than one suicide attempt a day.
The dramatic increase is revealed in new U.S. Army figures, which show 2,100 soldiers tried to [...]

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H/T Patriot for sending me this one. From VAWatchdog.org:
The Department of Defense recently announced that it was hiring additional mental health professionals to deal with the stream of traumatized vets returning from the occupation of Iraq. A widow of an earlier war warns that the effort may be too little and too late.
By Penny [...]

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