Scherrer’s death brings the total number of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan to 155. One diplomat and one journalist have also been slain.
from Montreal, was killed around noon Sunday by a roadside bomb during a foot patrol in the Panjwaii district southwest of Kandahar City. He was the first Canadian soldier to be killed in Afghanistan 2011.
Deepest condolences to his family.
But let us not forget those who came back wounded in body or spirit.
According to the Canadian Forces, 1442 soldiers were wounded in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2009.
12 Dec 2006 ... PTSD and Older Veterans. By National Center for PTSD ... the impact of war trauma for veterans of the Vietnam war and the Persian Gulf war, ... For most World War II veterans, those memories still can be upsetting.
WW II soldiers - from my late mother's album
PTSD and Older Veterans | Psych Central
12 Dec 2006 ... PTSD and Older Veterans. By National Center for PTSD ... the impact of war trauma for veterans of the Vietnam war and the Persian Gulf war, ... For most World War II veterans, those memories still can be upsetting.
Evolution of Shell Shock to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
What was so unusual was the large numbers of veterans being affected after Vietnam. The pattern of neuropsychiatric disorder for combatants of World War II.HOMELESS VETERANS ON THE STREETS OF AMERICA | ||||||
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( www.vawatchdog.org )From the CBS Evening News, Sunday, March 25, 2007. | |||||
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