FIGHT-PTSD.ORG
Photos: Luis Simco/Los Angeles Times  

An advocacy site on behalf of active duty military personnel & veterans who have been casualties of Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder.

Copyright © 2007 FIGHT-PTSD.ORG

Our header photo array depicts three phases in the life of James Blake Miller, also known as the "Marlboro Marine".  Miller is
shown in the three pictures as a young, unscathed 20 year old Marine on initial deployment to Iraq in 2004, after being pinned
down during an all night firefight in Fallouja, Iraq, on November 8, 2004, and then almost three years later, after being discharged
from the Marines due to PTSD.  This is the face of a young American patriot who will be a disabled casualty for the rest of his life,
all because he served his country.  Learn Miller's full story here.

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Posted 04-Dec-7

Veterans For America announces their free, down loadable "The American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival
Guide".

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Posted 28-Nov-07

PTSD Combat blog is passing along information about an Upcoming House Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on
Veteran Suicide & Homelessness to take place on December 12, 2007.

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Posted 28-Nov-07

Military Spouses For Change will be sponsoring a bi-partisan forum for presidential candidates titled Presidential
Forum on Veterans, Wounded Warriors, and Military Families on February 1, 2008.  Their announcement states:

    This forum is NOT about being for the war in Iraq or against the war in Iraq.  This is about the fact that there IS a
    war in Iraq (as well as Afghanistan) and there are CONSEQUENCES to that war--consequences for our service
    members, for their families, for our country.  We believe the candidates should have to talk about how they plan
    to identify and deal with these consequences.

    How do we help our military and veteran families receive the help they need emotionally, medically, and/or
    financially?  What are our obligations and responsibilities to them as a nation once they have fulfilled their
    obligations and responsibilities to us?

    What can and/or should we be doing to help our returning warriors successfully reintegrate  into peacetime
    society?

    These issues need to be a part of the national discourse about the war in Iraq because the war in Iraq does not
    end when a service member comes home.  

    We would like voters all over America to be mindful when selecting their nominee for President that his or her
    choice will have a significant impact on the lives and well-being of millions of service members, veterans,
    wounded warriors, and military families, including children.

    This Forum can help all of us, military, veteran, and civilian alike, make the most informed choice.

For more information, please click on the links above.

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