The Humanitarian: Bobby Muller
A bullet transformed him from bad-ass Marine to peace activist. A Vietnam vet triumphs over his disability and educates others.
By: Cecilia Capuzzi Simon, Psychology Today
When he was a young soldier fighting in the Vietnam War, says Bobby…
Read More »William C. Danvers, UPI
The surge of 33,000 U.S. troops last year in Iraq is a focal point of the foreign policy debate between the two presidential candidates. Advocates say it is solely responsible for the improved security situation in Iraq…
Read More »Sabrina Eaton, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio)
WASHINGTON — Army Spc. Justin Sheeter of Wooster would like extra pay for the extra time he’s had to spend in Afghanistan fixing trucks for the 101st Airborne Divison.
Although his enlistment was supposed to…
Read More »Julian E. Barnes, Los Angeles Times
The jump coincides with the extension of combat tours from 12 to 15 months.
Gregg Zoroya, USA Today
WASHINGTON — More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon records show.
This reliance on troops found medically…
Read More »PBS: The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
In a bid to encourage veterans to get needed counseling, the Pentagon said Thursday that most military and civilian employees will no longer be required to disclose mental health treatment when applying for government jobs.…
Read More »Kirsten Scharnberg, the Chicago Tribune
Longer deployments taking toll on soldiers as combat stress, suicides, depression and family pressures soar
Yochi J. Dreazen, the Wall Street Journal
Problems Present Long, Hidden Toll; Help Often Avoided
Libby Lewis, NPR: Morning Edition
April 29, 2008 · As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan put renewed focus on the issue of veterans’ mental health, a judge in Buffalo, N.Y., has created a special court to assist veterans who wind…
Read More »Today is the sixth anniversary of the start of our most recent war in Iraq. News reports marking the occasion will no doubt note that combat deaths are now lower than at earlier stages in this war — a silver…
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