60,000+ cases of PTSD?
What the hell are we doing to these people?
VA Official: More Than 60,000 Iraq, Afghanistan Vets Diagnosed With PTSD
Perhaps most startling, however, was testimony by Cross stating that of the 300,000 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars treated at VA hospitals, more than half were diagnosed with a serious mental condition, 68,000 of which were cases of PTSD.
His testimony marks the first time a Bush administration official has provided detailed information about the psychological impact of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars on combat veterans. Cross testified that five years after the invasion of Iraq, the VA has still not completed a study on the link between suicides and PTSD among combat veterans. However, he said such a study is currently in the works and may be published soon.
Paul Sullivan, the executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, Paul Sullivan, said more than 5,000 veterans commit suicide per year.</em>
Or they do this:
Mom of Auburn Slaying Suspect Apologizes
The mother of the man charged with killing an Auburn University student said her son was an Iraq war veteran who was changed after his service, and offered an apology to the freshman’s family.
Williams told the television station that her son hasn’t been the same after serving 16 months in Iraq. She says her son had been living with her in Smiths Station, Ala., since returning from the war.</em>