Mar 172010
Numerous reports indicate that a large percentage of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The Oversight Committee holds a hearing with afflicted soldiers and their families, and examine the ability of the DOD and the VA to screen, treat, and track returning soldiers who are at risk, and assess the impact that these illnesses are having on military readiness and military families. Army Specialist Thomas Smith and Army Specialist Michael Bloodworth give opening remarks.
in a perfect world, there woul dbe no debate about it. In a corrupt corporate whorehouse where th epoliticans are nothing but the prostitutes of big business and oil, such a thing will never take place
wars are hell and need to be in order to End them. But this hell seems to be more so for the soldiers and not so much for those that send them there. We can spend billions to build the Abrams and millions to fix it. What about the soldiers—- oh wait they are renewable resources , we can discard them like last years cellphones. WRONG!!!!!!!!
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I want ALL the soldiers from the GWOT to come home now. The vets then should receive reparations and sufficient benefits to care for them. Most of that money should come out of the pockets of the MIC, who planned & profit from the war. Supplimenteal money also should be paid by the federal govt. … to be taken out of the bloated (cough) “Defense” budget.
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I used to date Bloodworth. First time I ever heard him say anything good about his treatment.
If the war was for “OIL”……where is it? Why don’t we have $.50 per gallon gas? Why did oil go up to $150 a barrel?
thanks for your service? go usa? lol. bet you have bumper stickers “support our troops” too. that shit doesn’t stop bullets, heal wounds or pay bills. it’s pep club patriotism. high school. grow up america.
The war doent have a reason…….
And if there is a reason its for oil and money….
These people will never get help they need and they should have never been deployed….
Thank you for your service. Do NOT let media tell you we think the war is not for a reason. IT IS! We stand up an support you all. CNN an FOX may not, but I do. So does my family, go USA.
I was with a guy who had to leave the infantry because of his eye. So they made him switch to 88m driver. Doesnt make sense.
Great job US!!!
the world has been saying this for YEARS
buuut ur media is so biased and u arent able to look info from the other medias…
So Thankfuly I was able to self medicate as they say. This is sarcasim if no one can tell. My life has been nothing less then a battle to blend, and still be a soldier as i felt I am and was. I cant take the ups and downs anymore. The lies of the Govt, and the faking a smile and joking matter about what happened. 88m is the deadliest job. Driving and defending vehichels from the 80s, always driving into ambushes as combat.
I was 88m too. promised By Genrals of MI National guard I would not be discharged. After My injury, losing my eye in combat as a M249 gunner in 2004. In 2005 i bought a home and continued to report to my station in MI. One day I recieved a letter stating PTSD was not a retainable aspect for a soldier. And was discharged from service. The one year it took for my VA to come through I had lost my house. Lost my marriage, and son. But luckly they discharged me on and near my 21st Birthday.
88Mike (88M) is a truck driver. My roommate, in Korea, suffered from PTSD and had problems with alcohol. While I haven’t been to OIF or OEF, I can say that my roommate had serious problems. He did get some treatment for his alcohol, I can not say if he was treated for PTSD.
This is just sad. Thats all I can says, its extremely sad. The poor guy seems so uncomfortable. I think theres too much politics in this war, there isnt enough emphasis on giving the troops what they NEED. Whether its supplies/equipment, medical services, therapy sessions, and programs to rehabilitate soldiers suffering from PTSD, these fighting men and women deserve EVERYTHING we can give them. Simply saying “I support our troops” is NOT enough. We have to help our troops.