it's really not news, Vietnam vets dealt with it as well, its a normal side effect of war veterancy. I'm surprised how many people don't see this as a risk to enlistment. I guess its easy to go blind in the face of promises of a stable income, housing, and an education. The military quite often promises the world to prospecting recruits without mentioning just how fucked up in the head you can become from watching your buddies have thier bodies torn apart, or watching the target of your gun become a mutilated shower of red mist.
any NORMAL person would be fucked up from seeing this in person, and if they aren't well chances are they already had issues.
meh, Its sad, yes, but not news, My family was military as were my family's friends. That was enough of a taste of it for me.
I agree that ignoring them is wrong though. They really do need counseling and support when they come back.
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