The tragic events of New Year’s Day, 2012 struck way too close to home for me. Not only am I intimately familiar with how violent a soldier suffering from PTSD can be, but I live in the area where this happened. The park ranger that was shot lives in my town, and suffered death at the hands of an untreated, uncontrolled government responsibility. Where do we draw the line?

PTSD, commonly referred to as post traumatic stress disorder is a mental illness with no known cure.

When the Korean War began a regiment of American soldiers who had been living high in occupied Japan were suddenly asked to act as a delaying force in South Korea to slow down the progress of the attacking North Koreans. They lacked training, leadership, and equipment. In the slaughter that ensued many "bugged-out" and were called cowards. My brother was thrown into this fray as a replacement.

Circumcision: The Hidden Damage.

Military suicide rates continue to soar, but there are possible solutions.

As the public notices that there are problems with the Veterans Affairs and the mis-communication that has been addressed even in congress. I see a lot of Vets that come back after their training and deployment, and still have the mind set of buck it up, worse, they don’t get help. Most disheartening, is life after war, they come back with injuries that can’t be seen physically or they hidden their physical wounds so well you don’t realize what has happened. From what I have seen they never are debriefed and told what they have coming from serving the country and sacrificing their time away from their families, their jobs, and a part of them that the war impacted their well being.

Response to HuffPost writer regarding returning vets and problems they have.
Fraud in Absentee and Early voting. Cynicism of Fox News Latino.

In article, I give a brief description of PTSD and review my behavioral and life management principles.

This is a look at some of the issues and challenges unique to the female veteran that are not being addressed adequately by the US military or the Veterans Administration and some recommendations.

A country involved in a protracted war has seen the ravaging effects on society, and a generation who will never know peace. This country has lost its way from fighting too many wars for too many years.