http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/06/11/a-soldiers-story-an-uncalculated-cost-of-modern-war/ The voice of Clarksville, Tennessee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:33:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/06/11/a-soldiers-story-an-uncalculated-cost-of-modern-war/comment-page-1/#comment-2678 Christine Anne Piesyk Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:55:59 +0000 http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2007/06/11/a-soldiers-story-an-uncalculated-cost-of-modern-war/#comment-2678 The unresolved, unaddressed issues of PTSD and other emotional traumas related to military service in combat arenas were well documented in the post-Vietnam era. Substance abuse, homelessness and medical issues (mental and physical) affected thousands upon thousands of returning troops. Iraq is proof positive that our government has learned nothing in the intervening years since Vietnam, and they don't care about ordinary soldiers who do their fighting. If they did they would put money and services where their arrogance is. Ordinary people like us are the ones who will once again be picking up the pieces and trying to mend lives shattered by war and wartime service. The unresolved, unaddressed issues of PTSD and other emotional traumas related to military service in combat arenas were well documented in the post-Vietnam era. Substance abuse, homelessness and medical issues (mental and physical) affected thousands upon thousands of returning troops. Iraq is proof positive that our government has learned nothing in the intervening years since Vietnam, and they don’t care about ordinary soldiers who do their fighting. If they did they would put money and services where their arrogance is. Ordinary people like us are the ones who will once again be picking up the pieces and trying to mend lives shattered by war and wartime service.

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