whometense
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Thu Apr-06-06 11:10 PM
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Has everyone seen this video?? |
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Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 12:02 AM by whometense
http://ksgaccman.harvard.edu/iop/events_forum_video.asp?ID=2973Kerry on PTSD in veterans, Kennedy School at Harvard, March 10, 2006.
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Thu Apr-06-06 11:11 PM
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It's awesome. I posted about it.
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Fri Apr-07-06 06:58 AM
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I've posted the link on DU-P a few times when either PTSD or Cleland were the topic. Cleland is fantastic on this. Del's painful description of his life was searing - especially when considered with Kerry's comment on his abilities and skills as second in charge. It's clear Vietnam essentially destroyed his life. (It really says something that in spite of that he loves and trusts Kerry - rather than lumping him with the whole Vietnam nightmare.)
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Fri Apr-07-06 12:38 PM
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7. I was fascinated by the stats quoted at |
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Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 12:45 PM by whometense
the beginning about the enormous increase in the number of hours the average soldier has spent in actual combat over each of the last wars. It was pretty shocking - I'd never heard those before, and it made me think about PTSD in a very different way.
The other thing that really struck me was the vulnerabgility of all those tough guys. As the mother of two boys I'm fascinated by the tough/tender dichotomy that exists for American men. The story of the young man who killed himself was brutal. It was impossible to watch that and not share his family's heartbreak and frustration.
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Fri Apr-07-06 04:58 PM
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8. That really surprised me too. |
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What's scary is that as we don't have enough troops, the Iraqi hours are likely worse than the Vietnamese ones. When Del was talking of the worst period that Kerry and he were through, I can't imagine how anyone got through that time period. Aside from the effort being counterproductive, the guys at a higher level who planned that are without redeeming characteristics.
Although I had read bits and pieces on PTSD, I realized watching this that I had no idea of the enormity of its effects.
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Fri Apr-07-06 07:22 AM
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4. It was posted here a few weeks ago. |
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Listen carefully to the off-stage exchange between JK & Cleland. (It's after Max speech - when he leaves the stage and JK follows him out.) They are truly brothers.
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Fri Apr-07-06 11:09 AM
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Edited on Fri Apr-07-06 11:10 AM by whometense
It was so sweet. :loveya:
I also loved watching Kerry's face while Max was talking.
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Fri Apr-07-06 11:33 AM
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because they clearly didn't realize a mike was on - it was just really nice. Not really surprising as it was clear during the campaign that there was a very strong friendship rather than just a political alliance.
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