Iraq vet: 'My brain will not let go'

Source: CNN

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- A year after coming home from Iraq, AJ Jefferson is still fighting the war in eerie nightmares about the bomb that left him and two comrades seriously wounded.

"I've been told it's normal," the Army specialist said with a smile, "considering what I've gone through."

The 21-year-old soldier has been diagnosed by doctors with several ailments blamed on the attack, including severe post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. He's also been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, or TBI, which often is accompanied by forgetfulness and restless sleep.

"I have the dreams every night," said Jefferson, who also suffered severe leg wounds that left him unable to run or stand for long periods. "There are nights when I can't sleep because all I'm thinking about is just re-enacting what happened in my head. My brain will not let go of it."



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I hate to sound so cynical, but there you have it; that's what they've been doing.

Don't hold your breath... :scared:

does the average Iraqi citizen have after living through the 'liberation'?

is not a "selling" point. Even if Iraq suffered hundreds of time more than US in this aggressive war, it's not enough to stop this bloody madness.

to dream that nightmare for the rest of his life, because he has that to look forward to.

My stepfather sleeps on the floor because his nightmares of WWII cause him to leap out of bed and we don't want him to injure himself.

The young think war is so romantic and adventurous. God I hate the Republicans...

...the Army calls his condition "Battle Hardened". :sarcasm:

on his show. Very disturbing. Very sad. Look what Bush* has done to our people.