As Americans we stick with the motto that we love our troops, but how much do we really know about the problems they face when they return home?
According to an article on CNN.com,"Of the total (numbers of veterans) 32,010 (31 percent) were diagnosed with mental health and/or psychosocial problems, including 25,658 who received mental health diagnoses. More than half (56 percent) were diagnosed with two or more disorders." What does this say about the U.S. We train up these men and women to fight for us, but when they come back, we don't always provide the training necessary to ensure their survival in a world that doesn't include bombs and camouflage.
"Post-traumatic stress disorder was the most common disorder, with the 13,205 veterans who got the diagnosis accounting for more than half (52 percent) of mental health diagnoses...Others included anxiety disorder (24 percent), adjustment disorder (24 percent), depression (20 percent) and substance abuse disorder (20 percent)."
Men and women are deployed to other countries to fight for the United States, only to fight a bigger battle for themselves when they return home. They face the realities of their struggles as they attempt to gain their normal lives back. However, the normality they seek is buried by the harsh realities of war. These men and women put their lives on the line for their country, but in return what do they get from their country? Not enough.
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