There’s been a lot of talk in the news and blogs lately about American soldiers suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome (PSTD) and how this often leads to substance abuse and addiction. Flawed, but at least effective in raising awareness, The New York Times published After the Battle, Fighting the Bottle at Home with an emotionally charged video that has been referenced ad nauseum by political forces on the left and the right.
Unfortunately they are far more concerned about using the problems of our soldiers as tools to promote their candidates and ideologies than talking about solutions. So this morning I visited my old first sergeant who now runs the Veteran’s Affairs office to refine the TDA stance on this issue. A veteran of two wars, combat experience, and a second career of taking care of “his” veterans… he is an authority on the subject and a very dear friend.
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