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Marine’s suicide is only start of family’s struggle
The Washington Post ^
| Feb. 11, 2012
| Greg Jaffe
Posted on 02/13/2012 6:12:42 AM PST by Millicent_Hornswaggle
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To: Millicent_Hornswaggle
Good for y’all for putting pencil to paper and figuring it out. That’ s usually the long pole in the tent - getting enough good information to make an educated decision.
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02/13/2012 8:38:09 AM PST
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jagusafr
("Write in Palin and prepare for war...")
To: panthermom
Re: PTSD-There were a minority in my sons platoon who said they suffered from it within a month after arriving in Afghanistan. One Soldier had never been outside of the wire. It is something that is hard to define and cannot be discounted.
If you are in country whether in the wire or out of the wire, you were exposed to hostile fire. I saw several killed while in the wire.
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02/13/2012 8:55:02 AM PST
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jesseam
To: panthermom
PTSD-There were a minority in my sons platoon who said they suffered from it within a month after arriving in Afghanistan.
As a combat vet myself, I can't argue with that minority. However, what they were experiencing were the normal stresses of combat.
Many come home and "get over it" - some don't.
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02/13/2012 8:59:06 AM PST
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oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Millicent_Hornswaggle
He was in EOD, an extremely dangerous field.
I know what EOD is - I spent 13 months in VN on the DMZ and our engineers had to clear the roads each and every day.
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02/13/2012 9:07:18 AM PST
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oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
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