Daniel Zwerdling

'Forgotten' Troops with PTSD

Submitted by jimstaro on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 9:49pm.

Daniel Zwerdling does it again, another great report, of his continuing reports on PTSD. It aired today, 12-20-07 on NPR's All Things Considered

The report is titled Effort Builds to Help 'Forgotten' Troops with PTSD

The site written report opens with this:

"Our military families deserve better," President Bush declared in October as he sent a proposed bill to Congress. The legislation, he said, would make it easier for our troops to receive care for PTSD, "and it will help affected service members to move forward with their lives."

Down aways and also on the audio we get this:

Arrested AWOL Soldier Needs Your Support

Submitted by jimstaro on Fri, 11/16/2007 - 6:37am.

And he's not the only one, nor is he going to be the last!

First I'll give you the jist of the Why Sgt. Brad Gaskins made the news, AWOL and Arrested, the reason for why he was AWOL in the first place.

AWOL soldier seeking treatment arrested

The article title says it all.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A soldier who served two combat tours in Iraq was arrested Wednesday for leaving the Army without permission more than a year ago to seek treatment for post traumatic stress disorder.

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