Iraq Veteran Suffers Woulds That Can't Be Seen

Name: Arwen Chen (49712057)
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Date:12/20/2008
From: NPR

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According to “Iraq Veteran Suffers Wounds That Can't Be Seen,” we might be able to tell some people were in the military by just looking at them. But if we walk past John Blaufus on the streets or ran into him somewhere, we might never guess what this tattooed, shaggy-haired 26-year-old has gone through and that he has witnessed some of the worst the Iraq war had to offer.

I feel deeply sorry for John, and for all the vets as well as the soldiers who fight for their countries, being such dedicated to their orders, jobs, commanders, and countries. They are a real group of patriotism. Certainly, they should be treated with great respect and care.

Nevertheless, war, indeed, swallows the part of the soul, damaging people not merely physically but mentally as well. And the consequences of war are always ruinous, making people go crazy, living in various kinds of disorder after coming back from the military. It is trauma everyone involved, the vets included. In my opinion, all returning vets should be treated for trauma. They deserve all the best help that is available for them at government expense because it is they whose lives are at stake and who run the risk of getting killed in wars.

May those stories and voices continue to be shared to raise awareness of the tenderness and need for love and understanding. (232)