Today in class a fellow student of the politically Conservative persuasion pulled me aside, knowing that until recently I served in the National Guard, and told me a shocking story. He asked if seen the news of beating in Oswego this past weekend. I told him I hadn’t. His brother goes to school in Oswego [...]
The Vet I’m singling out for thanks this year is Max Cleland, Vietnam Vet, triple amputee, and rumored to be in the running for Secretary of the Army. Stop by Fallenmonk’s to read more about doings in Cleland’s home state of Georgia.
I heard the first bit of sense out of Andy Rooney last night that I’ve heard from him in some time. Simply put he said the remembering does nothing for the people who are gone. Remember those who are right here, right now.
Post-War Suicides May Exceed Combat Deaths, U.S. Says
By Avram Goldstein
May 5 (Bloomberg) — The number of suicides among veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan may exceed the combat death toll because of inadequate mental health care, the U.S. government’s top psychiatric researcher said.
Community mental health centers, hobbled by financial limits, haven’t provided enough [...]
