Although I was assigned to several Army hospitals during the Vietnam era (never having served in SE Asia,however) I'm *no* expert in such matters but I do have a tiny bit of knowledge on the subject.I'd encourage you to avoid judging *all* of the guys you've referred to so harshly...including the ones claiming PTSD.Might some of them be faking? Of course.But,IMO,it's very possible that some of them..maybe even most..are legit.You've served in combat,I haven't.But is it possible that the war *you* fought and the injuries *you* suffered are different enough than theirs that even you might not be in a position to *fully* understand what Iraq/Afghanistan vets have experienced?
I'm not slamming you here.Not at all.Just making a gentle suggestion.
I went into a VA hospital and contracted MRSA there. . .almost killed me (literally) and I can see why just being in a VA hospital (Long Beach, specifically) would cause many to suffer a form of PTSD (quality of “care” is plain awful and the hospital administrator an uncaring heartless female of some sort). . .