Lawmakers seek ways to help returning vets, too bad media isn't

One paragraph! That's it? This is a report about "they're concerned about a rise in the number of returning military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder - or PTSD" but it rates one lousy paragraph. Gee do you think they could care enough to maybe write two or three paragraphs on this? Shouldn't it merit at least that?

News sites do a great job when they are reporting a story on one of them doing something terrible but one paragraph when terrible things are happening to them. Stunning!

We're going to be facing them needing us for twenty years? Wonder where they came up with that number from? We're still not able to take care of Vietnam veterans but they come up with 20 years and the media doesn't think to ask?

If they are going to bother to write anything like this maybe it would really help if they had some clue exactly how serious this is before they waste the space of one lousy paragraph.

Lawmakers seek ways to help returning vets
posted 09/10/09 12:55 pm

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Members of a state House committee say they're concerned about a rise in the number of returning military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder - or PTSD. The House Veterans and Military Affairs Committee is looking at ways to make sure help is available. On Thursday it conducted an interim study on how state officials can prepare for an increase in soldiers seeking treatment for PTSD. The programs administrator for the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, Mike Walters, predicts dealing with those suffering from the disorder will be a challenge for the state for the next 20 years. While there are federal programs available to those who experience symptoms, Walters says many veterans are hesitant to seek treatment for fear of being stigmatized.
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