US military statistics from Iraq.
Gordon Mansfield the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs was on Hardball tonight, and he listed the following statistics.
Roughly 500,000 US personnel have rotated through Iraq.
145,000 of those have sought treatment upon their return (It wasn't clear whether the 17,000 physically wounded were included in that number or not. The topic was PTSD, so, I would say from the context that at least 123,000 Iraq veterans have sought treatment for psychological problems after their return.)
There have been 20,638 cases of PTSD serious enough to be diagnosed and recognized by the VA in vets returning from Iraq.
I just found the numbers interesting.
Roughly 500,000 US personnel have rotated through Iraq.
145,000 of those have sought treatment upon their return (It wasn't clear whether the 17,000 physically wounded were included in that number or not. The topic was PTSD, so, I would say from the context that at least 123,000 Iraq veterans have sought treatment for psychological problems after their return.)
There have been 20,638 cases of PTSD serious enough to be diagnosed and recognized by the VA in vets returning from Iraq.
I just found the numbers interesting.
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