Infernal Affairs

osttraumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD or Posttraumatic syndrome, is a disease that affects individuals who have been exposed to different types of trauma, and more specifically, soldiers and veterans who have been exposed to war. According to the Wounded Warrior Project, “as of September 1, 2015, 400,000 military personnel are dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder, and unfortunately, more women will be exposed than men”, (woundedwarriorproject.org). Many of today’s veterans…

Women should not be on the front lines Women make up fifteen percent of of our united states armed forces but does not give them the right to serve on our front lines. There are three main reasons women should not serve those are physical and emotional capabilities and privacy issue. If the army gave on standard than most women would not do what the men would. “...Because most women would not even qualify to be in the military if they did not have separate standards...”( eden 1) This helps…

As History shows us, war at times can be preventable and at time it is not. In the long run, war has an everlasting effect on soldiers whether it is directly or indirectly. In some cases, the horror of war is at time difficult for us to understand how men and women in the battlefield cope in times of fear. The poem "Facing it" by Yusef Komunyakaa allows us the readers to see what happen during and after the war, and what mentally goes through one 's mind in terms of how one copes with the war…

Stress Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be divided into four types of symptoms. Based on the studies by the “U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs”, symptoms of PTSD include; re-experiencing, avoiding situations that remind you of the event, negative changes in beliefs and feelings, and hyper arousal (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2015). These symptoms can occur days or even years after the traumatic incident, however, research…

How far would you go to protect your fellow Americans? How much would you be willing to sacrifice for your country? Most of us would say, we would sacrifice everything for this country, while some of us wouldn’t sacrifice anything for it. However, this is all just banter compared to what our military personnel do on a daily basis while they are overseas. They are constantly giving their lives away to protect our rights and freedoms. One man in particular has made waves in the news medias in the…

Coming from a long line of military in my family this issue hits home, the neglect of veterans, coming home from war with little or no assistances. My Dad severed in the United State Marine during the Vietnam War. He was a proud Jar head, my uncle also severed during that time was navy my cousin’s army all served in the Gulf War and a niece in the Air Force. Veterans have gone off to fight, as early as the civil war, and have come home to the cold shoulder from the government. My dad would have…

The pounding has become more constant and the Soldier is frozen. The banging grows closer and he realizes that what is heard is not actually a normal pounding on a wall, it is essentially gun fire. As he gains consciousness the sounds begin to also resemble that of grenades, or possibly even mortars. The haze becomes clearer and he sees his brothers and sisters running everywhere trying to respond and he feels hopeless, stuck. He is drenched in sweat as is finally awake and again, it is a…

Spouses of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Impact and Coping The name of the article is Spouses of Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: Impact and Coping. Spinal cord injury (SCI) can be an unforeseen occurrence that can have extreme lifelong sequences. The after effects not only impact the person with the injury, but also other members of the family. (SCI) can change the family structure and particularly what roles people play. The spouses and significant others of the injured person can undergo…

Administration. The VA program continues to grow in resources for veterans and their household, for this reason, in 1989 Congress passed legislation transforming VA in Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and elevated the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to a cabinet level officer (vetsfirst, 2013). Department of Veterans Affairs is primarily accountable for almost all federal agendas that assist military active and non-active. The Veterans Administration…

Introduction A veteran comes back from the war in Vietnam. Some people thank him for his services and some people dishonor him for what he did in the war. Veterans go through so much during the war and has to go to a center to help them with their PTSD. Many people treat veterans with disrespect because of what they did during their time in combat. Returning veterans or people get treated with either honor, mental help, or with disrespect but mostly disrespect and mental help. Odysseus has a…