Vietnam Vets, heroes after their war for new vets with PTSD

Vietnam Vets Help Solve Current PTSD Issues
By Alan Gray, NewsBlaze

There are over 250,000 backlogged PTSD (shell-shock) cases from Vietnam and earlier conflicts, with 25% of our current returning combat veteran's already seeking PTSD treatment and care; we are looking at around 500,000 cases. The existing system has already proven to be overwhelmed by this reality. According to Bill Stroud of Warriors Finding Solace, the system "has shown to be not up to the task." How will the US deal with the other thousands of returning veterans who need PTSD treatment and care?

To continue focusing on 'the good', a team of elder Combat Veterans offers a Peer-Based PTSD Counseling and Treatment Center on Maui. Returning veterans can enter into a process so they can deal with these issues responsibly, while they are fresh.

Stroud says "We older veterans have come to realize that if PTSD issues are not dealt with early on, after many years these disabilities simply become our way of life and we learn to live and deal with them - or not. Our younger Brothers & Sisters deserve better than this and need some kind of effective help now."
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