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U.S. MARINE IN IRAQ, JAMES BLAKE MILLER, MILLER HAS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS

Post-Traumatic Stress-  Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents, or violent personal assaults like rape.  Most survivors of trauma return to normal given a little time.  However, some people will have stress reactions that do not go away on their own, or may even get worse over time.  These individuals may develop PTSD.  People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through nightmares and flashbacks, have difficulty sleeping, and feel detached or estranged, and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly impair the person's daily life. 

http://www.iraqwarveterans.org/readjustment_deployment.htm This is a very great web-site with a lot of very helpful information and should be seen by all.

NEWS BLURBS-  The Dallas Morning News Wednesday, July 5, 2006 Page 5a

Back from the war zone, with nowhere to go

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Hundreds of vets homeless after serving in Iraq, Afghanistan by VERENA DOBNIK ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK --  Herold Noel had nowhere to call home after retuning from military service in Iraq.  He slept in his Jeep, taking care to find a parking space where he wouldn't get a ticket. "Then the nightmares would start," says the 26-year-old former Army private first class, who drove a fuel truck in Iraq.  "I saw a baby decapitated when it was run over by a truck.  I relived that every night."

Across America on any given evening, hundreds of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan like Mr.. Noee are homeless, according to government estimates.  The reasons for their plight are many.  For some, residual stress from daily insurgent attacks and roadside bombs makes it tough to adjust to civilian life: some can't navigate government assistance programs; others simply can't afford a house or apartments.  There are about 200,000 homeless vets in the United States, according to government figures.  About 10 percent are from either the 1991 Gulf War or the current one; about 40 percent are Vietnam veterans; and most of the others served when the country was not officially at war.

"In recent years, we've tried to reach out sooner to new veterans who are having problems with post-traumatic stress, depression or substance abuse after seeing combat," says Mr. Dougherty of the Homeless Veterans Program.  "These are the veterans who most often end up homeless."

http://www1.va.gov/homeless/page.cfm?pg=2-  HOMELESS PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES, HELPFUL LINKS TO OTHER PROGRAMS 

www.va.gov/homeless-HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS 

***  http://www.giftfromwithin.org/-THE PURPOSE OF THIS WEB SITE IS TO PROVIDE TRAUMA VICTIMS AND FAMILIES PSYCHOLOGICAL INFORMATION AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. 

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http://www.namicalifornia.org/document-detail.aspx?page=homepage&tabb=announcements&lang=ENG&idno=221SOLDIER CLAIMS RECRUITER LIED ABOUT SCHIZOPHRENIA MEDICATION  

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