America's new military scandal
By Michael J.W. Stickings
The mistreatment of America's veterans and wounded troops extends well beyond Walter Reed. Make sure to read this piece in today's Washington Post.
Needless to say, this is an enormous scandal.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates responded swiftly to the Walter Reed story, but the military seems to want to keep it all quiet, either condoning the mistreatment or finding nothing wrong with it.
So much for supporting the troops.
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And consider this: "Nearly 64,000 of the more than 184,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who have sought VA health care have been diagnosed with potential symptoms of post-traumatic stress, drug abuse or other mental disorders as of the end of June, according to the latest report by the Veterans Health Administration. Of those, nearly 30,000 have possible post-traumatic stress disorder, the report said."
The mistreatment of America's veterans and wounded troops extends well beyond Walter Reed. Make sure to read this piece in today's Washington Post.
Needless to say, this is an enormous scandal.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates responded swiftly to the Walter Reed story, but the military seems to want to keep it all quiet, either condoning the mistreatment or finding nothing wrong with it.
So much for supporting the troops.
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And consider this: "Nearly 64,000 of the more than 184,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who have sought VA health care have been diagnosed with potential symptoms of post-traumatic stress, drug abuse or other mental disorders as of the end of June, according to the latest report by the Veterans Health Administration. Of those, nearly 30,000 have possible post-traumatic stress disorder, the report said."
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