Wearing out the troops

Sat., March 31, 2012

For what this is worth to our military government: You deploy a U.S. Marine to a war zone for a third or fourth time and wonder why he does the unspeakable? His attorney suggests that he may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Duh?

My father was a World War II veteran. Never in our growing up did I ever hear that they went to war three or four times. He served his time, came home, and made a life for himself and his family.

What does our military government expect of these poor men? How much longer are they going to exhaust all of their being to fight a war that we should never be involved in in the first place?

I am so isillusioned with our government, and feel these pitiful military men are being given a raw deal.

Sharon Mather

Colbert

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