Today’s news is a tragic reminder of the staggering and ongoing costs of the Iraq war, particularly on our troops and their families. We are more than five years into this war, and the Pentagon and VA are still unprepared to treat the unseen wounds of battle. We know that incidence of psychological injury increase with each additional tour of duty in Iraq, and that our troops are not getting the support they need. Too many are falling through the cracks because they need help but feel they can’t get it. When I am President, we’ll hire more mental health professionals, increase training to recognize the signs and to reject the stigma of seeking care, and enhance mental health screening and treatment from enlistment, to deployment, to reentry into civilian life. It’s time to serve our troops as well as they have served us.
For more on Obama's support for our veterans, visit Veterans.BarackObama.com.
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We veterans need
""FARMS NOT ARMS""
But we do need veterans hard working arms to plant gardens all over the USA.
We need farms all over the USA where we can work out our pain from our past and instead of seeing death we can see new life.
Please help http://www.veteransvillage.org/
some gardens i have planted that have helped with healing.
http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/gardencapa0/my_garden/ gardens i planted humboldt county 2004 to 2005
http://www.angelfire.com/or2/swf4love/mygarden2006/index.album?i=10 more of the same gardens in humboldt county 2005 to 2006
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