Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders

November 29, 2008 By LOLITA C. BALDOR , Associated Press Writer Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders (AP)

Chart shows troop deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.

(AP) -- Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.

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Doug_Huffman - Nov 30, 2008
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Re the graphic, what a sad piece of chart junk for the innumerate.
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these baby killing clowns deserve what they get - 'reaping the whirlwind' of the neocon fanatsy.
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