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To: Mr. K
It is a sad fact but true that events in combat change people, often for the worse. It has always been thus. I have guys in nursing homes still having anxiety and nightmares from WW II and Korea.

I find these drama queens in the "helping professions" to be annoying and self-serving, however. There is nothing exotic about treating PTSD. Back in the day, when I and others were trying to do a job, we used to call these groupies "trauma hunters."

And as for the Post, where were they after WWII and Korea anyway? It isn't as if combat trauma was not known and recognized. But I guess there wasn't any political hay to be made off the veterans back then, either by making them into crazed Rambo's or pathetic victims.

3 posted on 06/29/2008 7:34:58 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard
Actually the usual liberal suspects in the media were trashing veterans back then too. See my previous post.

It's gone down the memory hole of course.

5 posted on 06/29/2008 7:37:40 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: hinckley buzzard

who said anything different?

I am just pointing out the glee that the WAPO takes in reporting the worst news, and never any good news.


6 posted on 06/29/2008 7:39:12 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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