Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Collapse and Die from this Surprise
Alcohol abuse among soldiers returning from Iraq has risen to 21%, up from an already high 13%. It seems the military isn't doing that good of a job of debriefing soldiers, and certainly isn't encouraging them to talk to someone about their war experiences. About 15% of soldiers are divorcing their spouses upon returning from the combat zone, so they're not talking to them, either. Since we can't change the fact that these young men and women have been to war, we should be making sure that they are taken care of when they return home. Have we not learned the lessons of Vietnam?
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Suits for faults in the pre-deployment inocoulation medicines have been disallowed.
No provision was made to protect reservists from financial loss from reduction in salary resulting in defaults in mortgages.
Bankruptcy legislation reduced already meagre protections for debtors.
I'm sure I've missed several items, but you get the idea. Some lessons of Vietnam were learned.
All of which makes me feel great about my baby cousin being sent over there soon.
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