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Thursday, January 17, 2008

how much more?

how many more times are we going to hear and read this? how many times are we going to ignore the health and well-being of our enlisted men and women and our veterans?
oh wait, we have something WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more important to do. yes, that's right, INVESTIGATE STEROIDS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (how many people does THAT encompass? a couple of thousand give or take) and now the rap industry??????????????? yup, mlb players and rap artists are FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN
Rate of Traumatic Stress Triples Among U.S. Troops
TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of new cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among combat-exposed U.S. soldiers has risen threefold since 2001, a new study finds.
PTSD is an anxiety disorder involving nightmares, flashbacks and panic attacks linked to event "triggers" that develop after exposure to combat or other extremely disturbing events.
Researchers at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego analyzed data on more than 50,000 participants in the Millennium Cohort Study, which is tracking the health of U.S. military personnel over 22 years. The researchers compared data collected in July 2001 and June 2003 against data collected from June 2004 to February 2006.
The data included details about combat exposure, new onset PTSD symptoms, cigarette smoking and problem drinking...........

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, I have the greatest article for you to read.

It's called All Aboard the Bloated Boat: Arguments in Favor of Barry Bonds by Lee Klein. Originally published in Barrelhouse. Klein puts all this steroid stuff into perspective and shows some of the things that are actually important.

I read it in the 2007 anthology, The Best American NonRequired Reading.

Unknown said...

i am so pissed about this it's not even measurable. how dare they spend money on this. who gives a f**k? they'll NEVER stop steroid use among athletes (and others). putting all of that aside, why aren't people up in arms (so to speak) about our enlisted?

i'll look for the piece by klein rick. thanks

Anonymous said...

As I've said many times before:

Love the War,
Hate the Warrior.

Love the Army,
Hate the Soldier.

Love the Killing,
Hate the Killer.

Unknown said...

i want all of this shite to just stop. i don't understand humanity (or the lack thereof)