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January 17, 2009
Purple Heart may not be in order for PTSD, but good care is
The New York Times (1/12, A22) editorializes, "The Pentagon's recent decision not to award the Purple Heart to soldiers suffering" from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) "strikes us as reasonable and well considered," but it does not relieve "the military of its duty to fully honor those whose injuries are unseen." PTSD "sufferers surely deserve medical care every bit as diligent and excellent as what their fellow" veterans "receive for more visible injuries." Recent "veterans of Iraq or Afghanistan will tell you that the military stigma against mental illness has not abated."
Related Links:
- "PTSD and the Purple Heart," New York times, January 12, 2009.
Posted by admin at January 17, 2009 12:30 PM