This is a replay of what we saw after Vietnam, when the media routinely headlined crime reports with phrases such as, “Vietnam Veteran Robs Bank,” etc. Only thing was, much of the time, the perp wasn’t even a veteran, let alone a combat vet. The difference between then and now is that during Vietnam, society was openly hostile toward soldiers and veterans. Today, MSS (mainstream society) has learned to couch its suspicions and hostility in pseudo-sympathetic terms. Nevertheless, we’re still getting the psycho-killer stories. Are we seeing an increase in violence among war vets? If so, let’s look more closely at our recruiting standards. The sad truth is, many veterans are indeed suffering PTSD. The real risk from that, though, is not that the sufferers will go postal, but that they will become personally waylayed by depression.
