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US Soldier Kills Fellow Troops In Iraq UPDATED
Nova says,
This is such a sad story. There is no excuse for what he did, but this is an example of what the stress of a war like this can do to people. I'm sure there will be a time in this man's life where he will be horrified by what he has done.
Article excerpt from huffingtonpost.com —
"***UPDATE*** The American soldier who shot dead five fellow soldiers at a U.S. base in Baghdad is in custody.
"The shooter is a US soldier and he is in custody," US marine corps lieutenant Tom Garnett, a US military spokesman in Iraq, told reporters.
The New York Times adds some perspective to the tragedy:
The killings appeared to be...
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Posted 1 year ago
And when they get released back to the US, they're given a 1 day refresher course and video about how to act like a civilian and a pat on the back, then released. A lot of these guys get PTSD and the VA won't shell out enough to cover treatment.
Posted 1 year ago
Ahhh if he was a marine that would make sense, not saying anything bad at all about marines. It's just that they are in the front line and are more training to be "killing machines", so from being around my family that most of the men have been in the military, it seems marines have PTSD more commonly, not saying soldiers of other service's can't either.
My stepdad was a marine in Vietnam and my step-brother was a marine in Golf war. They both had PTSD, my step dad was quite a bit worse though. They both had some depression and anger issues, and not to mention flashbacks.
It's too easy to blame the guy in this story and judge him as being a bad person. Now, he did do it and there should be consequences. But, MasterFeather has a point. the government is partially the blame. They de-socialize this people and then re-socialize them the way they want them. Then, after that experience, they just basically throw them back into society.
They should provide counseling on a consistent basis both while deployed and when they get home, which they are required to attend. Also, when they get home they should have to go through a camp or something for like a week or two, discussing traumatic experiences, putting them in situations to see how they handle themselves, and ease them back into society.
My stepdad was a marine in Vietnam and my step-brother was a marine in Golf war. They both had PTSD, my step dad was quite a bit worse though. They both had some depression and anger issues, and not to mention flashbacks.
It's too easy to blame the guy in this story and judge him as being a bad person. Now, he did do it and there should be consequences. But, MasterFeather has a point. the government is partially the blame. They de-socialize this people and then re-socialize them the way they want them. Then, after that experience, they just basically throw them back into society.
They should provide counseling on a consistent basis both while deployed and when they get home, which they are required to attend. Also, when they get home they should have to go through a camp or something for like a week or two, discussing traumatic experiences, putting them in situations to see how they handle themselves, and ease them back into society.
Posted 1 year ago
gummywormprin... said:
as a former marine, i appreciate your comments on this tragic event.
Posted 1 year ago
My son is over there in the Marines and my son in law was in the 101st. I see every day what PTSD does to a person and families.
It was hard at first because I just thought he was crazy but when I talked to several friends in the military., they fully explained the PTSD. He is in counseling and does ok but he has his bad days.
I hope the Marines recognize that this is obviously PTSD related and when he is sentenced, get him the counseling he needs.
It was hard at first because I just thought he was crazy but when I talked to several friends in the military., they fully explained the PTSD. He is in counseling and does ok but he has his bad days.
I hope the Marines recognize that this is obviously PTSD related and when he is sentenced, get him the counseling he needs.
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