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This photo was taken on March 25, 2003.
Soldier in famous photo never defeated ‘demons’
They found Dwyer lying on his back, his clothes soiled with urine and feces. Scattered on the floor around him were dozens of spent cans of Dust-Off, a refrigerant-based aerosol normally used to clean electrical equipment.
Dwyer told police Lt. Mike Wilson [...]

Posted by bosskitty July 20th, 2008 | Tags: Iraq, military, PTSD, VA, veterans | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Health Care, Iraq, PTSD, Veterans Health Administration, War, military, veterans, veterans benefits | Comments (6)

Such as the Stop Loss Policy

– they discovered that the military wasn’t what they thought it was going to be. Many of them told me that the military wasn’t even close to what their recruiters told them it was going to be (either the recruiter lied to them, or they were guilty of “selective listening.”) [...]

Posted by bosskitty April 1st, 2008 | Category: PTSD, Pentagon Corruption, Promises, Propaganda, Stop Loss Policy, Tax Dollars, VA, War Cost, military, recruiters | Comments (3)

Murder Trial Points to War Trauma
A Maryland murder trial is being turned into a debate on the lingering traumatic impact of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq on the psyche of the Americans who served there.
Army Ranger veteran Gary Smith is on trial for murdering fellow Ranger Michael McQueen.
Military leaders have acknowledged that the service [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 27th, 2008 | Category: Army Rangers, Gary Smith, Michael McQueen, PTSD, Public Health, VA, War Cost, veterans, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

Depression and suicidal thoughts aren’t limited to vets with PTSD; family members may experience it as well.
… an excerpt from testimony before a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing held February 28, 2008, regarding the Iraq War’s mental health impacts of Iraq War on the families of Guard/Reserve veterans.

Nearly 3 million immediate [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 25th, 2008 | Category: PTSD, Time Bomb, VA, VFW, Walter Reed, War Cost, trauma, troops, veterans, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

Military Doctors Withholding Treatment from Soldiers with Mental Health Problems
The military is denying crucial care to soldiers, making them vulnerable on the battlefield.
Since 9/11, one Army division has spent more time in Iraq than any other group of soldiers: the 10th Mountain Division, based at Fort Drum, New York.
Over the past 6 [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 27th, 2008 | Category: 10th Mountain Division, Accountability, Afghanistan, Army Medical Command, Casualties, Double Cross, Health Care, Hypocracy, Iraq, Mismanagement, PTSD, Pentagon Corruption, Politics, Preventative medicine, Public Health, VA, VFW, War Cost, administration, betrayal, consequences, department of defense, depression, disinformation, mental health, military, suicide, troops, veterans benefits, victims | Comments (2)

Pentagon Warns of Civilian Layoffs If Congress Delays War Funding
Democrats Are Firm on Link to Troop Withdrawals From Iraq
By Jonathan Weisman and Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post
The Defense Department warned yesterday that as many as 200,000 contractors and civilian employees will begin receiving layoff warnings by Christmas unless Congress acts on President [...]

Posted by bosskitty November 21st, 2007 | Category: Afghanistan, Agendas, Bush, Casualties, Congress, Contractors, Corruption, Democracy In Action, Executive Branch, Hypocracy, Iraq, Joint Chiefs, Middle East, Nancy Pelosi, Outsource, PTSD, Pakistan, Pentagon Corruption, Politics, Propaganda, Soldiers, Tax Dollars, VA, War, War Contractors, War Cost, Waste, appropriation, betrayal, department of defense, deployment, disinformation, escalation, mental health, negligence, profiteers, responsibility, veterans benefits, victims | Comments (3)

Dear (BossKitty):
Thank you for contacting me regarding mental health services for American service members and veterans. I welcome your thoughts and comments on this issue.
With the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is important that we have the capacity to treat mental health issues for returning soldiers and Marines to cope with the hidden [...]

Posted by bosskitty September 11th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Cornyn, Doggett, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, PTSD, Politics, Statistics, VA, Waco Veterans Hospital, War Cost, War Crimes, suicide, troops, veterans, veterans benefits | Leave a comment

Documents Show Troops Disregarding Rules
by Ryan Lenz
New documents released Tuesday regarding crimes committed by U.S. soldiers against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan detail a troubling pattern of troops failing to understand and follow the rules that govern interrogations and deadly actions.
“The simple fact of the matter is interrogation is supposed to be stressful or you [...]

Posted by bosskitty September 5th, 2007 | Category: ACLU, Abu Ghraib, Accountability, Baghdad, Casualties, Collateral, Cowboys and Indians, Education, Excuses, Gangs, Hypocracy, Ignorance, Iraq, Law, Legacy, Mercenaries, Occupation Army, Outsource, PTSD, Pentagon Corruption, Private Armies, Propaganda, Rumsfeld, Scandal, Soldiers, Tax Dollars, The Liar, War Cost, War Crimes, abuse, arrogance, battlefield, betrayal, cover up, crimes, department of defense, deployment, disinformation, documents, escalation, ethics, humanitarian, incompetence, innocents, lies, mental health, military, profiteers, resonsibility, training, troops | Leave a comment

Top VA Officials Plotted to Indict Vet in Violation of Federal VA Rules
[Credit to Michael Leon at MAL Contends]
Madison, Wisconsin—The Bush administration has refused to prosecute even one case of contractor fraud despite the multi-billion-dollar swindling and war-profiteering scandals in Iraq, but pursues a vigorous enterprise to marginalize, investigate, and prosecute veterans receiving disability [...]

Posted by bosskitty September 4th, 2007 | Category: Afghanistan, Bush, Casualties, Corruption, Favored Firms, Iraq, PTSD, VA, Viet Nam, betrayal, cover up, criminal, disinformation, ethics, fraud, indictment, profiteers, troops, veterans | Leave a comment