Taken from 50th Anniversary Commemoration vs. the Truth by John Ketwig:
Today there are 58,262 names on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The government didn't used to keep records, but it is generally acknowledged that a far greater number, probably something over 150,000 Vietnam veterans have committed suicide since returning from the war. And while we debate government spending cuts to health care, Social Security, and education to ease the 18 trillion-dollar national debt, few Americans are aware that our government is beginning a $65 million campaign to alter America's image of the Vietnam War and paint it as an honorable, even noble experience.
The history of PTSD resulting from the Vietnam War is tragic.... Read More