The Soldier's Heart Documentary Analysis

The Soldiers Heart video is a documentary about the psychological cost of war. Many people assume that once a soldier returns home physically unharmed that the worst has past. Many would think that it can only get better from there, but that is often not true. War costs money, minds, and lives. Post traumatic stress disorder does not just harm the victim, it can be devastating for their families, friends, and communities. Soldiers have had problems psychologically during and after wars throughout history. During WWI these symptoms were referred to as shell shock, in WWII it was called battle fatigue, after the Vietnam War people called it post Vietnam syndrome. After being studied it was found that all these soldiers had the same symptoms and it was finally given an official name in the DSM, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome or PTSD for short. Although the disorder has officially been recognized, the stigma remains and many soldiers are still reluctant to seek help during or after …show more content…
She was found not to be after her death. Though logically basically had no other choice, the knowledge of killing an innocent woman broke him down. He began having a hard time, his superiors said it would get better that these things happen. He was soon ordered to lead a mission back to the same place and he refused. He was demoted and berated for not being a fear nothing leader. War has changed over the years in some ways. The soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan were surrounded by carnage, the threat of death was constant, and there was no real protection, and they often didn’t know who their enemy was. Guard units were redeployed many times.They could be sent somewhere a mile from the fighting and have to hear the guns and just sit and do nothing. It wasn’t there call, but they still felt as if they were not doing their jobs and letting their country