Jan 12-18, 2005
Thousands of Returning Iraq War Vets Will Face Serious Psychological Problems – And a System That May Not Be Ready to Help Them
Gregory Douglass
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Soldier’s Heart
Thousands of returning Iraq War vets will face serious psychological problems — and a system that may not be ready to help them
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