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ChillbertKChesterton

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7. Many soldiers have a hard time dealing with the effects of war.

Reply to JohnyCanuck (Original post)

Thu Dec 29, 2011, 02:13 AM

Dec 2011

They should get the help they need.

Many soldiers have turned their feelings of guilt into pro-active engagements, such as this man:

It takes work, but soldiers who become aware of the moral dimension of their actions can cope with it by speaking out against these atrocities, and trying to prevent them from happening more.

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US soldier returning from deployment tells his mother, "Mom, I'm a murderer" before he kills himself [View all] JohnyCanuck Dec 2011 OP

And this is just the beginning rocktivity Dec 2011 #1

re-deployment to the coming ME war (aka WW3) roamer65 Dec 2011 #2

Just read that article- this is the scariest part agentS Dec 2011 #5

FYI debka is as reliable as North Korean news nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #10

It's not the beginning Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2011 #4

Heartbreaking. Suicides accounted for more Iraq troop deaths last year I read, than sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #3

And, for some, suicide will come 20 or 30 years later nt duhneece Dec 2011 #11

This is what happens with multi-deployments. So damn sad. This should of never ever southernyankeebelle Dec 2011 #6

Many soldiers have a hard time dealing with the effects of war. ChillbertKChesterton Dec 2011 #7

"to stand on his chest to make him bleed out faster" (Human Rights Champions) :( Amonester Dec 2011 #8

Occupy. Help stop the 1% wars for profit. nt Zorra Dec 2011 #9

That is so sad. Rex Dec 2011 #12

k&r n/t Hotler Dec 2011 #13