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ginnyinWI

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Wed Jul-12-06 10:18 PM
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CBS: our troops coming back with PTSD

Edited on Wed Jul-12-06 10:51 PM by ginnyinWI

CBS has been doing a good job of covering the problems our troops are having. Tonight's story was about PTSD.

The 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Fort Carson, Colo., is training to go back to Iraq after experiencing some of the fiercest combat last year. The unit lost soldiers at double the rate of other Army posts around the country, including Pfc. Sam Lee, who committed suicide at a Ramadi Army barracks.

"As he was going outside, that's pretty much when I came in the room and saw him fire on himself," says Pvt. Tyler Jennings.

"The second round actually came by and just missed my head and hit my weapon," adds Pvt. Corey Davis. "So I had to use his weapon. And I mean I got it with his blood on it still."

Jennings and Davis say that surreal scene, among many others, led to nightmares, flashbacks and anxiety attacks — classic symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

More, including a video: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/12/eveningnews/main1798343.shtml?source=RSS&attr=HOME_1798343

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joemurphy

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Wed Jul-12-06 10:20 PM
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1. And the rest come home legless, armless, or dead.

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Harper_is_Bush

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Wed Jul-12-06 10:29 PM
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2. I think you need to change your title. Where does it say that? n/t

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uppityperson

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Wed Jul-12-06 10:37 PM
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3. first line in italics above article, here...

According to a recent report from the Veterans Administration, more than 50,000 vets from Iraq and Afghanistan are believed to be suffering from mental health problems — nearly half of them from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. It's well documented and, says the Pentagon, well treated both in the field and at home.

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Harper_is_Bush

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Wed Jul-12-06 10:40 PM
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4. That says half of 50,000. Not half of ALL vets. n/t

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ginnyinWI

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Wed Jul-12-06 10:52 PM
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6. ok I clarified it--you're right. n/t

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uppityperson

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Wed Jul-12-06 10:54 PM
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7. good catch, and bad writing if I didn't catch it. Not that I'm perfect,but

I do do copyediting/proofing well. Good. Whatever. Thank you.

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Wonk

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Wed Jul-12-06 10:48 PM
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5. You should edit the title to "roughly 1/6th"

Half of 1/3 is 1/6.

From the article:

In a recent report, more than one-third of Iraqi war veterans sought help for mental health problems, including PTSD, within a year of returning home.

nearly half of them from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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