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• The Truth About PTSD and America’s Military Veterans

  February 5, 2013 at 11:09pm

  Another person has mentioned that PTSD was not as big of a problem in WWII as it is today, despite the conflict involving over 6 million servicemen & there being 450K KIA-much more than the 10K that we’ve lost between Iraq & Afghan. As a former Marine infantryman & Iraq combat veteran, there is some truth to the point this person raises. Let me explain.

  In WWII, the whole U.S. pop. was affected by the war. All supported the war & the troops. PTSD was still there; nightmares, flashbacks, etc but generally there was no anger assoc. with it. The returning vets achieved full victory, & came home to a country that had literally sacrificed tires & meat, understood the stakes of what losing would have meant, & who followed their struggle in detail. Psycho. trauma? Yes. Anger? No. Not for WWII vets.

  Vietnam Veterans had it the worst. They received the opposite of WWII vets: few supported them; even less supported their mission. They had psychological trauma that wasn’t balanced by clear cut victory or the notion that people shared in their sacrifice.

  The experience Vets receive today is hit or miss. Going to an infantry battalion, a common thing to hear is “America is not at war, America is at the mall.” The guys know whats up. They fight anyway. They are only balanced by the 20% of America that goes out of their way to let them know they care about them & support their mission. Politicians have not defined the mission well to put it mildly. There is your anger component

• College Lecturer Berates Local Chick-fil-A Employee at the Drive-Thru: ‘Horrible Corporation’

  August 2, 2012 at 5:27pm

  In reply to Owt_Raged.

  I think out of your rather strange ‘color’ analogy I’ve pinpointed something that you need to prove: you insinuated that Chick-Fil-A has given money to groups or governments that have vowed to kill, prosecute or deport gay people.

  The only nations in the world that kill, jail, or deport gay people are those that are not predominantly Christian in faith. Catch my drift? The truth is, I’m not really a religious guy, but I look around and see who is killing gays. We’re not. You should check on who is killing them. Take notes. Pay attention to detail.

  You know, if Chick-Fil-A refused to hire a gay person or refused to serve one at the counter, I’d be the first to support a civil backlash against them. But that’s not what this is.

  Getting back to your accusation, when you make a charge like that, unless you wish to be viewed like the empty suit, Harry Reid, where your word isn’t worth 50 cents, you had better have the evidence to back it up. What say you?