War Vets and PTSD

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This paper examines how many war veterans suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) due to the fact that they were exposed to utmost cruelty during war and how these symptoms tend to show up, either directly after they return from the battlefield, or when they cannot suppress their emotions any longer. It evaluates how the practice of rotating the duties of soldiers in the battlefield is one that is growing more and more essential in this postmodern period due to the intensity of war, especially where ground troops are concerned. It analyzes the hypothesis that war veterans, who are kept busy after the war, engaged in some occupation, do not suffer from PTSD until much later, which accounts for the PTSD when one is ageing. It concludes with a discussion of the potential affect of the atrocities in the Gulf and Iraq wars, as well as the threat of international terrorism.

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"The veterans perhaps always thought they would get a return welcome for their efforts that they had seen or heard of many others getting when they came back from the two world wars and the Korean War. A welcome is hardly what they got because the people were mostly disappointed and even angry. This was because they got what they wanted far too late, many had been killed against their wishes, and Democracy did not prevail for them. The people were mentally affected first of all because their words were not paid any attention to when America was supposed to be a Democratic country where the voice of the people mattered first. They felt tricked and deserted, and so, were not even pleased when the soldiers came home as losers, except for the family members who were naturally pleased to see them back alive."

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