tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post2388439503289282556..comments2024-03-11T16:52:26.540-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: On "Moral Injury": residue from empire's wars pastjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-75470851072802700352014-03-22T08:31:42.870-07:002014-03-22T08:31:42.870-07:00This is a tragedy and its effects will be felt for...This is a tragedy and its effects will be felt for a long time. I've been visiting a patient at the VA who is being treated for cancer most likely caused by his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. And, that, of course, is just the physical damage; though this guy is spiritually fit as a fiddle. <br /><br />It is important to note also that kids growing up in parts of Oakland with high exposure to community violence (shootings, etc.) are now being diagnosed with PTSD in their late teens and early twenties. There is a war on at home, too, whose victims we are ignoring, the consequences of which will last a long time.The Rev. John Kirkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915490727988762513noreply@blogger.com