Here you have more information about the Fort Hood shooting ….
mental illness in the United States military. This will not abate until war is a thing of the past. I know … wishful thinking!! One can hope …
This video is called Australian Army PTSD Documentary – Casualties Of War – Part 1.
And here is Part 2.
And here is Part 3.
By Jerry White in the USA:
Ft. Hood shooting highlights mental illness crisis in US military
4 April 2014
In the latest outburst of violence in the US, an army soldier who had been deployed to Iraq and was under psychiatric care for possible post-traumatic stress shot and killed three military personnel at the Fort Hood post in Texas and wounded 16 others Wednesday before turning the gun on himself.
According to law enforcement and military sources, the gunman was 34-year-old Army Specialist Ivan Lopez. A native of Puerto Rico, Lopez was a member of the island’s National Guard from 1999 to 2008. He was deployed in 2007 as part of a multinational force in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula for 13 months before joining the…
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It Is What It Is 
PTSD is statistically frequent in the military. It is also found in the civilian population. It can take much less than war to end up suffering from it. It happens with Domestic Violence and rape. It can be triggered by an abusive childhood or sexual molestation. We need more monies to treat this serious challenge. We also need to treat others with loving kindness. We need to stop bigotry and violence. Great post, my dear friend. Hugs, Barbara
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Thank you, my dear … can’t take credit. Reblog … but totally agree with you.
It’s all over and no one is doing much. Hence, the kind of society we have. SMH ….. The future ??? who knows ….
Hugs!! ❤ …
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Hugs back my dear. Hugs always, Barbara
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Doc, Just checking in with your website as promise! I picked a good one by chance for current news with interesting video clips discussing PTSD! Good job on this. Phil from “Excuse Us…”
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Thank you, Phil … your visit is always appreciated!!
BTW .. great review for Patty’s book!!! Hugs …
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