American Veterans: They Made It Back Alive To Die Here At Home

This was first posted on October 25, 2010.  Updated on 7-16-2012  Almost every day I see a veteran who is experiencing PTSD as a result of fighting for Our Country.  We as a Nation owe them our gratitude and support.  I wish I could do more.

It is a National disgrace.  Our walking wounded returning from the fields of battle in Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from PTSD, for which they receive "treatment" that may be "standard practice;" but it is not evidence-based. It is actually deadly for some.

Report to Army Surgeon General on veterans dying in their sleep by Fred Baughbam, Jr. M.D., on resne.com 1.94MB pdf

http://www.rense.com/general90/sleep.htm:


Link to article in Washington Times of a family taking their concern to Capital Hill:
http://www.cplchado.org/articles/WashingtonTimes_11-13-08CplAWhite.pdf


via Navy Times:
DoD cracks down on off-label drug use

By Patricia Kime - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Jun 14, 2012 10:01:04 EDT

A letter landed in Stan White’s mailbox in Cross Lanes, W.Va., in April.

It began: “On behalf of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces … I extend my sincerest and deepest sympathy for the loss of your sons.”

But the note wasn’t simply a condolence. The message from Air Force Lt. Gen. Brooks Bash informed White that U.S. Central Command had decided in March to remove the powerful antipsychotic drug Seroquel from its approved formulary list.

Under the new rules, CENTCOM doctors now must request a waiver if they write a prescription for Seroquel, also known as quetiapine.

The change is a small victory for White, who had already lost one son to combat and has sought restrictions on the drug he believes contributed to the death of a younger son.

Marine Cpl. Andrew White died Feb. 12, 2008, at age 23 from a lethal combination of medications prescribed for post-traumatic stress disorder, mainly clonazepam, quetiapine and paroxetine — the latter two known to sometimes affect the heart’s regular rhythm. read here

They fought for us; it is time the American people fight for them and their families' right to the truth, and our Veteran's rights to the kind compassionate care required to achieve victory here at home over the harms suffered abroad.  Write your state and US Senators and Representatives take a stand for our returning heroes.


A special thanks to Duane Sherry for sharing this resource Patriot Outreach:
http://www.patriotoutreach.org/