Tag: OUR TROOPS AND PTSD
The Moon is Down in Afghanistan, Flies Have Conquered Flypaper
Currently over 2000 occupying troops have been killed in Afghanistan and well over 15,000 have been wounded.
“PTSD Secrets”
I must confess right upfront that this posting is a little self promotion. Well, kind of. Three months ago, a dear friend of mine that I have known for over 25-years contacted me with an urgent request concerning his son who had recently returned from Afghanistan.
PTSD: From Viet Nam to Iraq and Afghanistan
In my latest issue of The Veteran Magazine (September-October 2011), from Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), is an excellent series of articles focused on PTSD.
Suppressing Dissent: “The VA is not the place to talk politics”
Psychologist Dr. Johanna (Hans) Buwalda is a therapist providing Mental Health advise and assistance as one of Vietnam Veterans Against the War's Military Counselors. This presentation covers several suggestions that could make VA Mental Health accessible to more Veterans of all wars, IF the VA would stop using these these eight words, “this is not a place to talk politics” the hidden intent is to suppress dissenting views on WAR!
Army Weak: Soldiers Expose Deployment of Unprepared Troops
VT was contacted by the author of this article, Clare Bayard, which was originally Published on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 by CommonDreams.org. Clare asked...
The Iraq War – It’s Not Really Over
Mainstream television news has begun making a big show of the withdrawal of America's "last combat troops" from Iraq, but the painful saga continues...
Virtual Iraq/Afghanistan: How its helping Troops and Vets with PTSD
Back in May 2010, we ran an article Virtual Reality Combat Simulations as a Treatment for PTSD that resulted in a heated debate about...
PTSD: VVAW Jumping in with Both Feet
By Ray Parrish, VVAW Veterans Benefits Counselor
As mentioned in a previous article, Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) intends expanding its capability to offer...
Virtual Reality Combat Simulations as a Treatment for PTSD
Recently we at VT have been getting a lot of feedback both positive and negative on the Pentagon's experimentation with Virtual Reality War Simulations...
PTSD is Real, PTSD Fraud is Not – Veterans rebuttal to...
VCS Responds to AP: PTSD is Real, PTSD Fraud is Not
Written by VCS - Republished on VT by permission from Veterans for Common Sense....
Associated Press spreading RUMORs about PTSD fakers
The folks at Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) are at odds with reporters at the Associated Press on what frankly should have been an...