I personally do not believe that anyone who comes back from war is unscathed or doesn't have some dificulty with PTSD or other issues, you might have those in denial but human beings just aren't built to withstand that kind of thing. My father was a Vietnam vet who was affected but was afraid to get help for the same reason many are, he was afraid he'd lose his career and he also had a family  to support, he suffered in silence and also drank alot. He later told my brother before he died he knew he needed help but because of these pressures he wouldn't dare to because he was  a military career officer and that is all he'd ever known.It was a stigma back in those days. My uncle was the same way, he never talked about his experiences in Korea. Why it is so important for our troops to get help is because this impacts their families as well. We often don't understand what is going on with them. Often we have to learn years later about the whole situation.

 I cannot understand why people look down on those who ask for help and support. Why should it be a stigma, if anything there  needs to be a drastic change in policy  at the military and government levels.Like my last posting stated , a woman commented that needing help is not a stigma it is a strength, people are dealing with issues they have never had to deal with before,they are human beings going through a crisis .Would we stigmatize victims of hurricanes or people who had cancer,or lost loved ones, or would we  want to make sure they got the help they needed. Bush's compassionate conservatism hasn't worked. He has never had to deal with a loved one who has been in combat and has been affected by it. 

 The Republicans primarily keep pushing this war, but how many of them truthfully have seen loved ones who are on the battlefield, some yes,  , but too many want to prolong this war and heighten the conflict with Iran.BY supporting our troops it also benefits their families and society as well.These men  might be able to return to a normal life, and be able to pick up the pieces of their lives and go on. America needs to get serious about this and s do more to ensure these men and women get the help they need. If we don't support them now, then when? There needs to be a major change of attitude in the military..sending these men back into the battlefield when they are dealing with issues like PTSD and other mental health problems are not going to be better soldiers, they  will more than likely not be able to function well ,  how can  they ,when they  are at the breaking point.  When people suffer, ignoring it and acting like it isn't a issue isn't going to help the problem or make it go away ,it is just going to ensure that more of our troops will not get help.More will end up on the street, or something else. We need to face the hard facts and not sweep them under the rug and act as if they don't exist. Treat our soldier like anyone else going through difficulties, not as pariahs and ostrasize them. Treat them with dignity and respect.