Vets group promotes PTSD awareness in Fort Campbell visits

They say "Once a Marine, always a Marine" but when it comes to being a soldier in the Army, it usually ends up being "An Army of one, a veteran alone."

"Army of One" was a short-lived recruiting slogan. It briefly replaced the very-popular "Be All You Can Be" and was quickly replaced in 2006 by the new slogan "Army Strong". The reason for the replacement is believed to be that the slogan "Army of One" is contrary to the idea of teamwork. It was also very easy for political cartoonists to make fun of it (e.g. by saying "If you join, we can change the sign to Army of Two!"). Tom Metzger, a self declared "insurgent" in the United States, has enthusiastically embraced the slogan for freedom fighters, terrorists and lone wolf operators. Metzger frequently mentioned Timothy McVeigh, the individual responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing, as an "Army of One."
Army Slogans


2006 to present

"Army Strong" is the recruiting slogan that is used currently by the United States Army. The composer of the song used in the Army Strong television commercials is Mark Isham.
2001 to 2006

"Army Strong" is the current slogan but it needs to be changed so that soldiers always feel as if they belong just as the Marines feel they are still part of a family unit.

Iraq Veterans Against the War are still veterans. They came home and did something about what they saw was wrong and they are at it again. They see soldiers coming back suffering and they want to do something about it. They don't want any soldier to fight this battle alone.

Vets group promotes PTSD awareness in Fort Campbell visits
BY BRIAN EASON • THE LEAF-CHRONICLE • NOVEMBER 23, 2010
An anti-war group visited Fort Campbell this week to raise awareness about soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder who they claim are being re-deployed without adequate treatment.

Iraq Veterans Against the War calls it the Operation Recovery campaign, an effort that made headlines on Veterans Day when a former Fort Campbell soldier turned himself in after going AWOL over PTSD treatment.

Jeff Hanks, a 101st Airborne Division soldier, refused a re-deployment to Afghanistan in October. Afterward, he said he was being denied treatment for PTSD.

"We saw what happened in Vietnam — and they were only deployed once," said Sarah Lazare, a member of the Civilian-Soldier Alliance. "Here we are sending our young people on five, six deployments."
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Vets group promotes PTSD awareness