US Tour of Duty - Real Intelligence

U.S. settles lawsuit with parents of Iraq war vet who committed suicide

Jeff Norman — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:31:12 +0000

The federal government has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of an Iraq war veteran who hung himself in his parents’ basement in June 2005 after being turned away by doctors at a Veterans Administration hospital in Massachusetts where he sought help for post-traumatic stress disorder.

The war comes home

Jeff Norman — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:44:26 +0000

VIDEO: Luis Carlos Montalvan’s battle as an Iraq war veteran is not uncommon. Even so, chances are you haven’t heard about it or about the struggles of many vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan seeking medical care.

Coping with my Iraq nightmares

Jeff Norman — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:00:12 +0000

It was a slow, painful awakening to realize last week that I have post-traumatic stress disorder.

Couple get help from TV host

Jeff Norman — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:41:11 +0000

Desperate for treatment to what he believes is post-traumatic stress disorder, Jerry Talton reached out to an unlikely place: Dr. Phil McGraw.

War hero faces new adversary

Jeff Norman — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:03:09 +0000

Officials at Nellis Air Force Base said they don’t have a specific program to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder among active duty troops but focus on awareness and hope that those with PTSD voluntarily seek help through the base’s mental health program.

For a soldier’s parents, their own post-trauma

Jeff Norman — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:55:26 +0000

When Army Sgt. Ryan Kahlor returned from two combat tours in Iraq last year, he was a walking billboard for virtually every affliction suffered by today’s veterans.

PTSD risk rooted in stress and genetics

Jeff Norman — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:10:41 +0000

A decade-long study into posttraumatic stress disorder among combat veterans and their identical twins has yielded critical information on the root causes of this devastating condition.