Tuesday, 09 February 2010




After ignoring and dodging the issue for years, the US army is being forced to face the alarming numbers of soldiers who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The suicide rate among troops on active duty is at an all time high and rising, while veterans are bringing the war home to their families and communities in the form of addiction, abuse and even murder. They are committing suicide at the rate of 18 a day. Al Jazeera's The War Within programme examined the toll repeated...
Full Story: Al Jazeera



 

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