Posts Tagged ‘PTSD’
Veterans don’t need pity
25Mar13
This essay was published yesterday by the Austin American Statesman. http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/veteran-reports-of-recruitment-tricks-and-trauma-m/nWxRF/ Veteran: Reports of recruitment tricks and trauma misleading By Chris Hernandez Two years ago I attended a presentation by a woman who advocates “selective conscientious objector” status. In other words, she believes service members should be able to say, “I’ll go to war in […]
Filed under: Afghanistan, Iraq, Writing | 46 Comments
Tags: Afghanistan, iraq, PTSD, veterans
PTSD and my mistake
09Dec12
Full disclaimer: I do not have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. I don’t know why some others have it and I don’t. I have no doubt a great many men and women who are mentally tougher than me have PTSD from their wartime service. I think I may be partly responsible for one soldier I served […]
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Tags: Afghanistan, iraq, PTSD, veterans