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Sunday, May 14, 2006

Hartford Courant: US Sending Mentally Unstable Troops into Battle...

I wonder how many of your people will see this article, and I have not seen anything when reading this article about what the effects would be for other soldiers going out on missions with Soldiers in this condition.
I wonder how safe soldiers would be in a situation where they need everyone alert and protecting each other, with soldiers on these kind of drugs.
I wonder with Friendly fire that is covered up, if there is not this kind of situation where they have soldiers on a mission, that have no rights being there, that should be, being treated in army hospitals instead of putting the lives of other soldier in danger.

The Hartford Courant May 14, 2006 at 12:47 AM
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Despite a congressional order that the military assess the mental health of all deploying troops, fewer than 1 in 300 service members see a mental health professional before shipping out.

Once at war, some unstable troops are kept on the front lines while on potent antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs, with little or no counseling or medical monitoring.

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