Cornejo, Robert,
Military Doesn't Prepare Troops for Life After Wounds. Robert Cornejo. - Washington Post, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 24, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Military Doesn't Prepare Troops for Life After Wounds, Dec. 16, 2004; pp. 37.
"Our soldiers are trained to do everything that the military asks of them in combat except maybe two things: come home wounded from war and deal with life afterward." (STAR TRIBUNE) The author opines that the military does not prepare soldiers for the psychological trauma of being wounded in battle. He discusses his own experience and makes suggestions for helping wounded soldiers deal with their experiences.
1522-323X;
--History--American Invasion (1989)
Soldiers
War--Psychological aspects
War casualties
War wounds
Panama
AC1.S5
050
Military Doesn't Prepare Troops for Life After Wounds. Robert Cornejo. - Washington Post, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 24, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Military Doesn't Prepare Troops for Life After Wounds, Dec. 16, 2004; pp. 37.
"Our soldiers are trained to do everything that the military asks of them in combat except maybe two things: come home wounded from war and deal with life afterward." (STAR TRIBUNE) The author opines that the military does not prepare soldiers for the psychological trauma of being wounded in battle. He discusses his own experience and makes suggestions for helping wounded soldiers deal with their experiences.
1522-323X;
--History--American Invasion (1989)
Soldiers
War--Psychological aspects
War casualties
War wounds
Panama
AC1.S5
050