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Subject: [tips] RE: No one really knows the cost of war
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:05:54 -0500
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>
>The wall in Washington lists all those killed in Vietman. What isn't
>on that
>wall are the names of the 50,000 vietnam vets who have commited
>suicide, the
>thousands of vets dying from what the VA likes to call "service
>related
>disabilities", the names of their children who were born with defects
>caused
>by agent orange, the thousands of vets who are finally getting
>psychological
>help for problems that started 40 years ago. Many of them have
>serious
>alcohol and drug problems, have been homeless, and can't keep a job.
>Add to
>that the thousands of kids who were never born because one of their
>parents
>died in Vietnam and the far reaching effects of war approach
>infinity. I
>recommend reading Tick"s book, WAR and SOUL to get a more accurate
>picture
>of the cost of a war.
>
>Two more items. Friends who work for the VA tell me that about 25% of
>the
>Iraqi vets are coming back with serious psychological problems,
>primarily
>PTSD just like the Vietnam vets. Surprise, surprise.
>
>Two- how much real support do these troups get? Anyone know a bank
>that
>suspends mortgage payments while these people are over seas? Credit
>from
>grocery stores?, suspended utility bills? etc.
>
>The situation in Irag is so similar to Vietnam, that many Vietnam
>vets do
>not watch the news or read newspapers because Iraq causes flashbacks.
>I
>know. I am one of them.
>
>Richard Pisacreta, Ph.D.
>parolled Psychology professor
>Feris State University
>Dept. of Social Sciences
>
>
As a matter of fact the VA was shocked about the paucity of
drug addicted Vietnam vets.Although drugs were readily available in
Nam and lots of Vets did drugs ,when they came home they were in fine
shape.There was not too much of a transfer to the U.S environment.
They may been addicted in the Nam,but when the Vets came home most
did continue their drug habits.The lesson here is that coming home(to
a new environment) helped the shed the old habit.People were
concerned but it just did not happen dude.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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