Healing our troubled vets

Los Angeles Times | Nov. 11, 2009 (Editorial)
Suicide, homelessness, stress disorders -- caring for today's veterans will be a long-term and costly commitment.

The public is kinder to its veterans today than it was during the Vietnam War, when soldiers risked their lives overseas only to face scorn from antiwar activists when they got home. Yet veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may be having a harder time readjusting to civilian life than previous generations of warriors. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Sci/Tech, Health
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Nov 11, 2009 - 7:19 AM PST
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Fabrice Florin (review), Kristin Gorski (review), Michael Todd (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Nov 11, 2009 - 7:20 AM PST

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 by Derek Hawkins - Nov. 11, 2009

It doesn’t help that soldiers are coming home in the midst of arecession. High rents and a lack of job prospects can send those already struggling to cope with ... More »

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Fabrice Florin
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Kristin Gorski
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 by Kristin Gorski - Nov. 12, 2009
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 by Michael Todd - Nov. 15, 2009
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