In the News Branded by War

Bravo Frontline! Thank you for reporting on PTSD and how soldiers in combat are affected with this. I cannot even imagine what our soldiers go through. Educating us on such an important issue is vitally important. Thank you.

Glad to see that our marines are being trained to understand the causes/effects of PTSD. I really like LT. Col. Grossman comment, "your enemy is denial."

The United States hasn't won a war in 70 years. I doubt these wars will suddenly become an exception.

Mr. Greene, I forgive you for saying awful thing. Our troops are doing a job for the Lord and by the Grace of God, they accomplish what they are sent, by the Lord, to accomplish. This brings me to the point I wanted to make. Mr. Grossman is right in what he said about guilt. An issue is guilt and survivor's guilt. I want our troops to know, that they are serving the Lord. What they do in combat is what they are called to do. If they have any regrets, ask the Lord for forgiveness and more forward. Guilt is not of the Lord. Our troops are serving the Lord and can come back with a clean conscious.

We are little sheep who has lost our way and have no real objective in Afganistan. What has happened to Osama Bin Laden because its clear that he is no longer our objective in this land that we have no business in and it is clear that we no longer care about him because if this was or is our true objective for going there or being there in the first place he would be dead or captured by now. Our leaders are liars and can no longer be believed this is very obvious by now to most people that have not yet been brain washed by religion or by our leaders !

I haven't watched the whole film from Frontline about our troops and the mental anguish they face in and after battle. I can tell you this: I have been haunted by mental illness for decades and have largely overcome it. I don't think we need to be fighting either war. Our men and women need to be here retooling this great land for PEACE not WAR!! We need to cut the Pentagon Defense budged by 10 % a year for five years straight and get those people working on helping youth and re-building the cities and suburbs and the infrastructure. Write the President and Congress about this. WE DON'T NEED WAR!!

I feel that we need to speak to whom ever is in charge, and bring our troops back home. I try not to read a lot about what's going on in the military, and I definitely do not look at the news. My son (19 yrs old) is in the military, he choose this career because he didn't have a father figure; he feels that being challenged this way would be like having the father figure he always wanted. I raised him the best I knew how, but he said I weren't stern enough. I feel that many of our young men may feel this way also. I know that my son is going to be alright, and the rest of our son's and daughter's are going to be alright. Let's all pray and hope for our son's and daughter's who are in the military; for their real soon safe return. Thank you all for listening.....

Thank you for reporting on this. I wish I could see stories like these on CBS,ABC,CNN or even Fox News. My husband is on his way to Iraq for a year. This will be his second tour. I want to thank him and every soldier that has CHOSEN to do dedicate their lives to the United States of America. No government is perfect, but I do know we live in the best nation in the World. Everybody has their opinions about the war in Iraq and in Afghanistan, and that's YOUR right to speak out because YOU are American. My opinion is if you have nothing positive to say you should keep it to yourself or get off your behind and do something....take a stand! Like my husband and many other soldiers have done. They are standing up for what they believe in! They are the one's sacrificing their lives and time with their families in order to stand for this great Nation of ours. So instead of complaining about how wrong these wars are and how screwed up the government is do something or keep it to yourself.
If you can talk the talk then walk the walk as my husband and many many other great American Soldiers do on a daily basis!!!!

interesting!