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PTSD AND WOUNDS THAT DO NOT BLEED
Excerpt of text from Time Magazine Article.
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Wounds That Don't Bleed
By Phil Zabriskie
Time Magazine
Monday, Nov. 29, 2004

“… one-day shy of his 20th birthday …

… I saw his body. It wasn't normal. I instantly knew he
was dead." Harding quickly thrust the dead Marine into
a body bag. “I was just doing what I had to do …

… the 1 in 5 who, according to a recent study, are
suffering what the military calls "stress injury …

…I can't erase that picture, it’s something I cannot
take anymore …

… They don't know who the bad guy is, so they hate
everybody …"