Iraq vets and post-traumatic stress: No easy answers

CNN ^ | 10/24/08 | A. Chris Gajilan

[Braak]

BELLMORE, New York (CNN) -- Walking through a crowded shopping mall can bring back memories of war. The shifting crowds, the jostle of passers-by and the din can all trigger Army Sgt. Kristofer Goldsmith's post-traumatic stress disorder.

[Braak]

Looks like the MSM and hollywierd are going to do to this generation of vets what they did to those coming back from VN...shameful.

[misterrob]

War is hell. Having young men become machines exposed to daily threats and extreme acts of violence takes a huge toll on them. One the subjects in the articles talks about taking pictures of dead and mutilated bodies. That's going to take a toll on anyone.

I hope these men and women are treated with a lot of love and kindness when they are back. They gave a piece of their souls in fighting for their country and especially with so much leftist hatred directed their way.

[YOUGOTIT]

This, I believe as a Vietnam Veteran, is a bunch of BS. If this was so then those that served in WW II and WW I and Korea and Civil and Revolutionary would have all been nuts which very few were and the WW II vets made a great country even greater.

For those of us who really served in Vietnam I have never seen this so called post-traumatic crap. Except when we were spit on and had human waste thrown at us when we returned from war by the left wing Democrats.