UK not doing enough for their military families either

When you think about what is going on here, it is hard to think about the UK and other nations with their own share but this report shows the problems they come home with are not unique to the USA. We just have more serving and more veterans than the other nations.

Battered wife calls for more Army support
8:00am Friday 15th July 2011

By Neil Hunter
THE battered wife of an Army veteran last night demanded more action to help the Forces after her husband appeared in court over a drunken attack.

David Adams was spared jail after a judge heard how he has been mentally scarred by his tours of duty yet has received no psychiatric treatment.

Adams, 51, from North Yorkshire, has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder since his 25-year military career came to an end four years ago.

Doctors believe his 18-hour street patrols in Iraq and witnessing a bus full of children blown apart contributed to his mental illness.
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Battered wife calls for more Army support