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Stress disorder a challenge for returning soldiers (www.pennlive.com)
Tom Wasco is accustomed to the approach. He'll be sitting at his favorite pizza joint or riding the elevator at work, and someone will sidle up to him and make the plea. "Hey, can you talk to my... More
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A My Lai a Month (www.thenation.com)
By the mid-1960s, the Mekong Delta, with its verdant paddies and canal-side hamlets, was the rice bowl of South Vietnam and home to nearly 6 million Vietnamese. It was also one of the most important... More
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Treating mental illness critical for war veterans (www.tucsoncitizen.com)
Veterans from "The Greatest Generation" and even Vietnam got no help for their combat-induced mental trauma. They were expected to tough it out and keep quiet about any recurring nightmares,... More
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Memorials (www.dailykos.com)
Today, as many know or should know, is Veterans Day, or actually many who observe call it what it was intended to be called, Armistice Day. On this day in a U.S. occupation of anothers country,... More
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Nampa counselor helps local veterans (www.idahopress.com)
Standing before the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. in the 1970s, Phyllis Montgomery felt torn between comforting her 11-year-old daughter, who had lost her father to the war, and her newlywed... More
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A Violent Virtual Cure (www.newsweek.com)
Imagine standing on an empty street corner when you hear the rumble of a bus coming around the corner. The breaks squeal as the vehicle stops in front of you. Its doors open; passengers begin to step... More
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Vietnam veteran tells of ongoing battle with PTSD (www.ktar.com)
A Sun City man who fought in Vietnam is still in a battle -- every day he lives with post traumatic stress disorder. The closest most people get to combat is watching movies like "Saving Private... More
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The Party (www.vetvoice.com)
That passage was written by Brian Delate after he got back, and it's one of several dozen in a really powerful book called Everything We Had. It's a scene to which I've kept coming back for a while... More
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Project targets combat stress (www.tribune-democrat.com)
Thirty years ago, Dr. Burton Singerman was helping Vietnam veterans deal with divorce, alcoholism and homelessness and other devastating effects of combat stress. Now Singerman is leading Memorial... More
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PTSD: Our moms were first to know (www.winchesternewsgazette.com)
Speaking to H Troop Vietnam veterans about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Jim Linton said, "Our mothers were the first to know we had it, even when there was no name for it. They were the first to... More
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