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Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

2. The average WWII vet spent sixteen months overseas..

Reply to valerief (Original post)

Sat Jan 7, 2012, 08:27 PM

Jan 2012

Some of these troops have spent several multiples of that in country.

They also come back to a country that doesn't have a clue or much give a damn, another big change from the WWII vet..

Where was the celebration when the Iraq war ended?

Oh, wait..

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18 returning Iraqi and Afghanistan vet suicides per day. Now another one close to DUer Ineeda. [View all] valerief Jan 2012 OP

There isn't an effective transition program because soldiers are Lint Head Jan 2012 #1

War does something to a person madokie Jan 2012 #3

Very good summary. I would also say that I doubt it is that easy to identify who needs special jwirr Jan 2012 #6

The average WWII vet spent sixteen months overseas.. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #2

Dick Cheney once said: 90-percent Jan 2012 #4

Fuck Ron Paul! whatchamacallit Jan 2012 #5

What does Ron Paul have to do with this? Initech Jan 2012 #12

I had really really really hoped that we learned something from Vietnam postatomic Jan 2012 #7

Media AWOL in exposing Iraq War’s years of ineptitude sad sally Jan 2012 #13

Iraq was never really a War postatomic Jan 2012 #17

what is the daily rate for the same age group Zywiec Jan 2012 #8

There are no good statistics postatomic Jan 2012 #10

Of course there are no good statistics Zywiec Jan 2012 #11

well, my cousin just did... Ineeda Jan 2012 #15

It's not propaganda postatomic Jan 2012 #16

That's attempts, and all vets, not just Iraq and AfPak. Robb Jan 2012 #9

Thanks for the clarification. nt valerief Jan 2012 #14