Monday, October 09, 2006

HAUNTED BY COMBAT IN IRAQ

PTSD: A New Generation -- Trauma of War Follows Iraq Veterans Home


Haunted by Combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, Troops Find Help. The rat-a-tat-tat was so familiar. Stephen Edwards dropped to one knee and took cover behind a door. ``BRAVO TEAM,'' he yelled to his 10-year-old daughter, Lauren, and her perplexed friends. ``On my six, 300 meters, MOVE!'' Lauren? he wondered. What the hell was his little girl doing in a war zone?



Pauline Lubens / Mercury News
Sgt. Stephen Edwards, who served in Iraq with his California National Guard Unit from April 2004 until February 2005, suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. He says he is quick to anger and suffers from anxiety that prevents him from venturing out in public much.

Audio slideshow: A soldier's PTSD

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