democracyarsenal.org - 1/10/2009
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There was a rather dispiriting item in the New York Times today about the Pentagon's decision not to award Purple Hearts to soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. According to the Pentagon, those affected by PTSD do not merit recognition because "the condition had not been ...
mudvillegazette.com - 1/6/2009
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mudvillegazette.com —
Does not qualify according to the DoD: The
Purple Heart will not be awarded to service members
suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, the Pentagon confirmed Monday. “It’s not a qualifying Purple Heart wound,” said Defense Department ...
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Purple heart for PTSD?
outsidethebeltway.com - 1/9/2009
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outsidethebeltway.com —
The Defense Department has ruled that service members
who wish to be awarded the Purple Heart will
continue to have to get themselves shot or killed, just like in the old days. The Pentagon has decided that it will not award the Purple Heart, the ...
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No Purple Heart for PTSD
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Mental Wounds II
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Michael Cohen is disappointed: This failure to recognize PTSD has real consequences. Not only will those who are suffering not receive the added -- and much-needed -- medical benefits that come to Purple Heart recipients, but the stigma around mental illness in the military is only perpetuated by this action. One can only imagine the chilling effect that this decision will have on soldiers already uncomfortable about facing mental illness. ...
Purple Hearts And PTSD
Political Animal —
Purple Hearts And PTSD Via Michael Cohen at Democracy Arsenal , the NYT : "The Pentagon has decided that it will not award the Purple Heart, the hallowed medal given to those wounded or killed by enemy action, to war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder because it is not a physical wound. The decision, made public on Tuesday, for now ends the hope of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who have the condition and believed that the Purple Hearts could honor their sacrifice and help remove some of the stigma associated with the condition. The disorder, which ...
Obsidian Wings —
... Via Michael Cohen at Democracy Arsenal, the NYT: ...
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