Newsweek: Moral Injury– the hidden injury our soldiers incur while at war

Tony Dokoupil writes in this issue of Newsweek about the “Moral Injury” our soldiers incur while at war.  Studies now suggest that guilt may be a leading factor in the rise of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  Dokoupil first discusses a company of Marine reservists from Salt Lake City called the Saints and the Sinners.  As they celebrated the fall of Saddam Hussein and received flowers from some of the Iraqi people their radio operator was shot in the head.  The Marines were ambushed and were being shot from multiple vantage points.  The onslaught, of which miraculously of all the Marines survived, that ensued saw the death of Iraqi civilians. 

A Salute to the U.S. Military—Praise of the Week

I wanted to dedicate my praise of the week to all the military members of past, present and future.  I salute all the men and women who have lost their lives protecting this great nation.  I salute all the men and women who continue to protect this great nation.  And I salute all the men and women who will serve this great nation.  Our military members are amongst the bravest people in the world.  They are definitely braver than me.

2000  the number of soldiers killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as of September 30^th.

12    the number of years in Afghanistan the war embarked on October 7^th.