Mari333 | Secondary Post Traumatic Stress | Let's DU more than PRAY... [View All]

on edit: please keep this kicked.

A lot of you have been reading about the struggles that Mari333 and her family have been going through.

Multiply it by 10s of THOUSANDS. And DOUBLE it. And DOUBLE it again.

Even those who have not lost their sons and daughters; even those who have not seen their sons and daughters grievously wounded; are suffering every day.

Military Families Speak Out spokesperson Nancy Lessin has reported that the Red Cross is being overwhelmed with calls from military families dealing with "Secondary Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome."

While we continue to see intensive coverage of a family's grief when a civilian is murdered, we see nothing in the corporate media of what's happening to these thousands of military families.

Mari's story is not unique or isolated.

Since you're on-line anyway, it's time to time to let the media know that this is a story they MUST cover.

Here's calimary's media contact list:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=1413842

This is from April, so calimary, if you have an update, please post it if you see this!

You know the drill. Prayers are fine but... as we used to say in the Buddhist group I belonged to:

It's fine to chant for the water to boil, but sometimes it's better to turn on the stove.

TURN ON THE BURNERS!

Here's mine:

Dear _________

While we are all moved by the images of Paul Johnson's family, your failure to report on the ongoing grief and stress that thousands of military families are going through is disturbing.

Contact the Red Cross and investigate the growing problem of Secondary Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome that is literally tearing these families apart.

Contact Military Families Speak Out for first-hand accounts of what this war is doing to them.

By showing only the stories that serve to inflame anti-Muslim sentiments, you are sanitizing a war that never should have happened. You are hiding the anger and grief of thousands of families by showing the President surrounded by cheering troops who have no say in appearing in his blatant campaigning and no opportunity to express their real feelings.

It's not too late for journalism to return to America and not too late for America to return to its ideals.

Sincerely,