Today I passed a guy near a freeway onramp. His sign read,
US Marines 1st and 3rd
Home From Iraq - Seizures
I want to work
Will give 110%
Home From Iraq - Seizures
I want to work
Will give 110%
The guy looked all of 24, maybe.
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a study, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in US Soldiers Returning From Iraq, which reports an increased incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in soldiers who have suffered from traumatic brain injury. This is especially saddening when one considers that traumatic brain injury has been labeled by the DOD itself as the "signature injury" of the Iraq and Afghani wars.
I hope that under future administrations these veterans receive the care they require. Many of them are being discharged and denied treatment.
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a study, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in US Soldiers Returning From Iraq, which reports an increased incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in soldiers who have suffered from traumatic brain injury. This is especially saddening when one considers that traumatic brain injury has been labeled by the DOD itself as the "signature injury" of the Iraq and Afghani wars.
I hope that under future administrations these veterans receive the care they require. Many of them are being discharged and denied treatment.
I'm very fortunate - everyone in my family who ever served came back in one piece. But reading this story drives home the reality of PTSD - that it can be as devastating as the loss of a limb, even to people who are icons of bravery (above and beyond the standard issue iconic bravery that comes with being a Marine).
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