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Association of posttraumatic stress disorder with somatic symptoms, health care visits, and absenteeism among Iraq war veterans. Hoge CW, Terhakopian A, Castro CA, Messer SC, Engel CC. Am J Psychiatry. 2007; 164:150-3. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/164/1/150

Bringing the war back home: mental health disorders among 103 788 US veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan seen at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. Seal KH, Bertenthal D, Miner CR, Sen S, Marmar C. Arch Intern Med. 2007; 167:476-82. http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/167/5/476

Mild traumatic brain injury in U. S. soldiers returning from Iraq. Hoge CW, McGurk D, Thomas JL, Cox AL, Engel CC, Castro CA. N Engl J Med. 2008; 358:453-63. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/5/453

Veterans' mental health in the wake of war. Friedman MJ. N Engl J Med. 2005; 352:1287-90. http://www-nehc.med.navy.mil/downloads/hp/friedman.pdf

Posttraumatic stress disorder among military returnees from Afghanistan and Iraq. Friedman MJ. Am J Psychiatry. 2006; 163:586-93. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/163/4/586

Childhood adversity and combat as predictors of depression and post-traumatic stress in deployed troops. Cabrera OA, Hoge CW, Bliese PD, Castro CA, Messer SC. Am J Prev Med. 2007; 33:77-82. http://download.journals.elsevierhealth.com/pdfs/journals/0749-3797/PIIS0749379707002358.pdf

Explanations for the increase in mental health problems in UK reserve forces who have served in Iraq. Browne T, Hull L, Horn O, et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2007; 190:484-9. http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/190/6/484

Combat and peacekeeping operations in relation to prevalence of mental disorders and perceived need for mental health care. Sareen J, Cox BJ, Afifi TO, et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007; 64:843-52. http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/64/7/843

The occupational burden of mental disorders in the U. S. military: psychiatric hospitalizations, involuntary separations, and disability. Hoge CW, Toboni HE, Messer SC, Bell N, Amoroso P, Orman DT. Am J Psychiatry. 2005; 162:585-91. http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/162/3/585

Strengthening the validity of population-based suicide rate comparisons: an illustration using U. S. military and civilian data. Eaton KM, Messer SC, Garvey Wilson AL, Hoge CW. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2006; 36:182-91. http://www.atypon-link.com/GPI/doi/pdf/10.1521/suli.2006.36.2.182?cookieSet=1

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"On December 1, we got a clear order from President Obama. For many more years, we will be sent to kill, to die, to be maimed and wounded, in a war where 'victory' is impossible, against a people who are not our enemies."

"On Dec. 9, 2007, Sergeant Blaylock, heavily intoxicated, lifted a 9-millimeter handgun to his head during an argument with his girlfriend and pulled the trigger. He was 26."

"Marquez was the first infantry soldier in his brigade to murder someone after returning from Iraq. But he wasn’t the last."

"As of Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at least 4,230 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 30,960 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action. "

"Obama has pledged to deploy some 20,000 additional troops in Afghanistan in an Iraq-like 'surge'.

Biden, asked whether Obama's surge in Afghanistan would lead to more American casualties, said: 'I hate to say it, but yes, I think there will be. There will be an uptick.' "

"Nine current or former members of Fort Carson’s Fourth Brigade Combat Team have killed someone or were charged with killings in the last three years after returning from Iraq. In addition, charges of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault have risen sharply."

"The Defense Department has determined that U.S. military personnel who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are not eligible to receive the Purple Heart."

"Wounded troops are still waiting to file new appeals of disability ratings that determine what kind of medical care and benefits they get after federal officials missed their goal for beginning the process."

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"On December 1, we got a clear order from President Obama. For many more years, we will be sent to kill, to die, to be maimed and wounded, in a war where 'victory' is impossible, against a people who are not our enemies."

"On Dec. 9, 2007, Sergeant Blaylock, heavily intoxicated, lifted a 9-millimeter handgun to his head during an argument with his girlfriend and pulled the trigger. He was 26."

"Marquez was the first infantry soldier in his brigade to murder someone after returning from Iraq. But he wasn’t the last."

"As of Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at least 4,230 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003. Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 30,960 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action. "

"Obama has pledged to deploy some 20,000 additional troops in Afghanistan in an Iraq-like 'surge'. Biden, asked whether Obama's surge in Afghanistan would lead to more American casualties, said: 'I hate to say it, but yes, I think there will be. There will be an uptick.' "

"Nine current or former members of Fort Carson’s Fourth Brigade Combat Team have killed someone or were charged with killings in the last three years after returning from Iraq. In addition, charges of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault have risen sharply."

"The Defense Department has determined that U.S. military personnel who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder are not eligible to receive the Purple Heart."

"Wounded troops are still waiting to file new appeals of disability ratings that determine what kind of medical care and benefits they get after federal officials missed their goal for beginning the process."

"As of Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at least 4,230 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 30,960 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action. "

"Obama has pledged to deploy some 20,000 additional troops in Afghanistan in an Iraq-like 'surge'.

Biden, asked whether Obama's surge in Afghanistan would lead to more American casualties, said: 'I hate to say it, but yes, I think there will be. There will be an uptick.' "