When AWOL Is the Only Escape - a Patriot's Story

Sarah Olson, reporting for AlterNet, asks: "What turns a patriot like James Circello, who volunteered for military service, into someone critical of the United States occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan? What experiences turn someone willing to fight and die for his country into someone who, in a recent interview, said quietly: 'It's disturbing when you see humanity fail.'"

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Army Dismissals for Mental Health, Misconduct Rise

National Public Radio's Daniel Zwerdling reports, "New Pentagon figures released to NPR show that since the United States invaded Iraq, officers have kicked out far more troops for having behavior issues that are potentially linked to post-traumatic stress disorder than they did before the war."