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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

It is caused by killing another human species who was no threat to you, friends or family. Upon realizing this, add to this our modern weaponry. The missles, the bombs and the bullets, they whip like lightening and rumble like the thunder as if the voice of God, it raddles your concience and damages your soul.  For the rest of… (more…)

Damaged Soldiers Forced To Redeploy

Soldier Suffering from PTSD Threatened with Redeployment (FORT CAMPBELL, January 7) Less than two months after surrendering himself at Fort Campbell from AWOL status, Army Spc. Jeff Hanks awaits imminent redeployment to Afghanistan without having received treatment for war wounds. Hanks, who has served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, returned to the U.S. on leave this past September suffering from… (more…)

Poem of The Day – 06 13 09

Lessons To Learn Fred’s an old one He is a slow and tired man He used to be a salesman He is still a salesman But no one will buy him He walks away By himself Alone He had stories to tell We have lessons to learn Why will he die without us? Martha weeds her garden She grew up… (more…)