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Originally Posted by Jojo
F*ck off Finny - my dad died of a service connected disability. He committed suicide from PTSD after being held as a POW. My brother was in the navy, uncle was a POW held by the japanese, BIL was navy (Mekong delta), and SIL is in the army based in alaska. Don't even give me that - "my family sacrifice makes me holier than thou crap!"
I truly hope your brother is safe and well throughout his tour(s) and after - I suspect you have a lot of learning if he is not.
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*** You know, placing the blame for a soldier's death or a soldier's struggles with combat related PTSD on the president is simply idiotic. We have an all volunteer military, and every one knows the risks of serving.
I happen to be a 100% disabled combat veteran with PTSD. I spent 4 months in 1992 as an inpatient at the West Haven, Connecticut Veterans hospital for PTSD. No less than 6 former and present combat veteran patients of my stay there committed suicide. While family members had a beef with certain psychiatrists there and or with the hosptial protocol, not one of them mentioned then president Bill Clinton as being responsible for their loss.