Friday, July 17, 2009

Link between combat stress and murder

"They felt naked without a weapon"

http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html


Read excerpts from the Army report that shows a link between combat
stress and murder

Editor's note: Download the Army's full report on homicides at Fort
Carson here.
http://www.armymedicine.army.mil/reports/FinalRedactedEpiconReport14July2009.pdf
Read about the Army's spin on the report here. Read Salon's Coming
Home series about preventable deaths at Fort Carson here.
http://dir.salon.com/topics/coming_home/

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The Army denies that combat stress causes homicide

http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html


An Army report seems to confirm a Salon investigation linking battle
stress to murder. But the Army begs to differ

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