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riderinthestorm

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2. My nephew was a Marine Sgt in Helmand 2010 - 2011, amongst other tough assignments

Reply to NuclearDem (Original post)

Sat Sep 19, 2015, 11:45 PM

Sep 2015

Including a deployment to Iraq as well, over the course of an 8 yr career spanning the worst years 2003 - 2011.

He struggles every day with his own ptsd, and the ptsd/suicides of his fellow servicemembers.

Its national crisis and epidemic.

K&R

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In Unit Stalked by Suicide, Veterans Try to Save One Another [View all] NuclearDem Sep 2015 OP

It has been an epidemic for a long time. murielm99 Sep 2015 #1

My nephew was a Marine Sgt in Helmand 2010 - 2011, amongst other tough assignments riderinthestorm Sep 2015 #2

Our military needs to stop waterboarding their own troops lovuian Sep 2015 #3

He went through SERE, it would seem. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #4

From my own personal experience, suicide is a bitch Victor_c3 Sep 2015 #5

Happened after WWWII, also.... Bigmack Sep 2015 #6