Jeff, Melanie, and Kevin at the Great Wall of China on New Year’s 2001. The three Graham children lived together at the University of Kentucky, a testament to the bond between them. This picture is one of the last Mark and Carol have of their children together. (Photo courtesy of Mark and Carol Graham)
Yochi Dreazen: "The Invisible Front"
Love And War In An Era Of Endless War
Audio File: http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-10-09/yochi-dreazen-invisible-front
Love And War In An Era Of Endless War
Audio File: http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-10-09/yochi-dreazen-invisible-front
Suicides in the military have skyrocketed since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The military’s suicide rate jumped more than 80 percent between 2002 and 2009. One military family is trying to change that. The Grahams lost two sons: one in combat in Iraq and one to suicide. But the Grahams were astonished by the different reactions their deaths received from the Army. The one killed in combat was lauded as a hero, while the other’s death was met with silence. In a new book, Yochi Dreazen, the managing editor of Foreign Policy, shows how this family channeled their grief into working to transform the military’s approach to soldiers with mental illness.
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Yochi Dreazen
managing editor for news at Foreign Policy and author of the upcoming book "The Invisible Front."
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Reprinted from The Invisible Front Copyright © 2014 by Yochi Dreazen. Published by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC.
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Dear C,
Several years ago, I attended a dinner party where I chatted with a wealthy conservative who fought in Vietnam.
When I brought up the issue of PTSD, thinking he would provide "battle-tested" insight, he bellowed: "PTSD my ass! Bunch o' yellow-bellied cowards." (I do not remember the man's exact words but this was clearly his "gist.")
Recently, I saw George C. Scott's "Patton" and was struck by the general's quintessentially "conservative" contempt for soldiers who were not "perfectly" courageous.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Patton_slapping_incidents
Recently, I saw George C. Scott's "Patton" and was struck by the general's quintessentially "conservative" contempt for soldiers who were not "perfectly" courageous.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Patton_slapping_incidents
I think you will enjoy today's Diane Rehm interview with Yochi Dreazen who has written a book entitled "The Invisible Front: Love And Loss In An Era Of Endless War." http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-invisible-front-ptsd-suicide-and.html
One listener commented that the phrase PTSD is prejudicial and counterproductive since it saddles the sufferer with a "disorder" when, in fact, it is people who are exposed to the horrors of war -- and do NOT experience post-traumatic stress -- who are, generally speaking, the ones with a definable "disorder."
In future, I will speak of Post Traumatic Stress (PTS), a term commonly used by people in the military.
Pax vobiscum
Alan
PS What do you think of this bluesman? http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/10/62-year-old-doug-seeger-homeless-in.html
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