The hidden cost of the Afghanistan war (Pt 2): Coming home
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Pt S D, Coming Up, the Events That Shocked the Army
The archetype of the wandering soldier is one which has been written about for thousands of years. Odysseus wandered for ten years with p t s d sympsoms on his way trying to get home after the trojan war. A study in america done last year found that since nine 11, over 30 thousand serving personnel and veterans had taken their own lives. The british authorities don't keep a record of how many former soldiers take their own life.
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