At 19, Miles Bingham was a Marine and had killed his first attacker. His troop was attacked and he followed his training but had a hard time after discovering that the boy was only 12. Less than four years later, after completing his enlistment but suffering from PTSD and depression, he committed suicide. His family has started "Hidden Wounds" to help 'rovide temporary counseling and support to sufferers of PTSD, depression and traumatic brain injury until they can enter the Veterans Affairs health care system.' [The State, Columbia S.C.]
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What the he77 was this blog about??(joelle benyayer). It had absolutely nothing to do with the current blog!Just some crazy rant about something, but who knows.Why was this even posted? Made no sense at all.Must like to hear herself talk?
Posted by: BRIAN REISS | March 04, 2010 at 04:28 PM
not all head wounds bleed at least not rite away,but sooner or later they will in one way or another.the dehumanizing effects of combat effect us all differently,after we come home from war were expected to be normal again unfortunately thats not possible because were not the same as we were.i believe wars are started by fools who have lost the ability to reason.
Posted by: william jacobs | February 14, 2010 at 12:47 PM