War Crimes

"This transparency from Good explores the connection between war-related PTSD (a result of tours in Iraq and Afghanistan) and stateside murders committed by veterans.  The Times published a frightening article in 2008 that revealed 121 post-war cases of veterans being charged with murder after they’d returned to the US.  Since then, another 43 vets have been charged.  We’ve all seen pictures of servicemen fitted with cutting edge prosthetics; mainstream media has taught the world about IEDs, Walter Reed, and phantom limbs.  What’s less common to read about, however, is the enduring mental shift that war foists upon its victims.  The echoes of wartime memories stay with veterans for years—even decades—after soldiers have returned home to their families, friends, and jobs." -IC