You may have read in Morning Reaction or elsewhere that the Army has denied the Purple Heart to those suffering from PTSD.
I'll also quote the crux of the issue from the Nytimes:
The Pentagon has decided that it will not award the Purple Heart, the hallowed medal given to those wounded or killed by enemy action, to war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder because it is not a physical wound.
The decision, made public on Tuesday, for now ends the hope of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who have the condition and believed that the Purple Hearts could honor their sacrifice and help remove some of the stigma associated with the condition.
Despite the lack of a simple blood test for it, the wound of PTSD is as physical as a disfigured limb. It's not acceptable to continue stigmatizing those who've returned from their heroic service with a disfigured brain.
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