Category Archives: OIF

A Friendly Reminder: PTSD Awareness Day is June 27th…

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Sticky Post for the remainder of June. You can click on the image to learn more, print the flyer, and/or feel free to copy this one to your computer and publish to your own website – together we can increase … Continue reading →

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PTSD Takes a Physical Toll…

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

External Link: UCSF Study Finds PTSD Takes a Physical Toll. The latest research on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – an anxiety disorder common in Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans – shows that having PTSD has physical consequences as well, meaning … Continue reading →

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VA: PTSD Calculations are Inaccurate…

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

External Link: PTSD Incorrectly Calculated Among Soldiers. The Pentagon expects the number of soldiers battling PTSD to continue to climb. Without question; with such a disparity in the number of PTSD cases (800,000 vs. 78,000), then some new listening and … Continue reading →

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Purple Heart Tribute Bike Stolen…

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

External Link: Soldier’s Purple Heart Bike Stolen. Nothing grabs my goat worse than a thief, especially one of this caliber. I gathered from the piece that the Purple Hearts had yet to be added. It’s fitting in this way, that … Continue reading →

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Suicides are Up in the Army…

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Washington (CNN) — May was the worst month in a year for suicides and potential suicides in the active-duty Army, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The Army reported 21 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers in May. One of them has been … Continue reading →

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