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How to make money playing cribbage12/6/2023 ![]() ![]() The Disabled American Veterans organization suggests that 11-20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), 12 percent of Gulf War veterans do, and 15 percent of Vietnam veterans do too.īut the RAND Center for Military Health Police Research suggests that only half of the veterans who need mental health care receive treatment, for many reasons: financial, social, emotional. ![]() The rate of suicide is higher than in the general population. Many of us will never know the extent of their suffering.īut there are statistics that alert us to what’s going on: there are around 18 million veterans in this country, and every day, approximately 17 of them commit suicide. Or the expression of their suffering is something with a stigma attached that makes them ashamed. Their experiences may have been unspeakable, or they often compare their own to others’ experiences and downplay the seriousness. As November 11 appears on the calendar, our thoughts turn to those who served, and perhaps are still serving.Įvery one of us likely knows someone who served, though many of us may have forgotten, because veterans are often silent about their service.
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