Is this Vietnam Revisited or Vietnam Surpassed?

submitted on Tue, 12/30/2008 - 00:00 by William "Bud" B

Returning Afghanistan and Iraq veterans are confronting unemployment, housing unavailability, domestic violence, substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injuries. Regardless of the number of tours in a war zone these veterans have served, their second war begins following discharge from the military – the war that begins when they return home.Returning Afghanistan and Iraq veterans are confronting unemployment, housing unavailability, domestic violence, substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injuries. Regardless of the number of tours in a war zone these veterans have served, their second war begins following discharge from the military – the war that begins when they return home.

Public awareness/education, adequate public services, and a willingness to take proactive and preventive approaches to assist these young veterans are not apparent. Criminal justice agencies, the courts, and legal practitioners are ill prepared to address the problems confronting these veterans. There are viable solutions, but first there must be a will and a commitment to pursue those solutions.

(click here for complete story: (http://www.cjcj.org/post/adult/corrections/afghanistan/and/iraq/veterans/returning/home/vietnam/revisited/or/vietnam/s/0)