Despite the benefits of home based health care for veterans, there are many obstacles standing in the way of veterans looking to use these benefits.

My first interaction with Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) and veterans was as a mental health clinician working in a locked facility for the severely mentally ill in California.

Top Headlines: Air Force Mortuary Dumped Remains Of War Dead In Landfill. And, report says veterans stay homeless longer than civilians.

For those veterans who end up in the court system, there is increasing understanding by the courts that giving a veteran a helping hand instead of handcuffs may be better for the veteran and better for society as a whole.

Early Thursday morning, Police discovered the body of a 60 year-old man who had shot himself in his car on the grounds of Fort Indiantown Gap. In what is supposed to be the most sentimental and hopeful time of year, many in the veteran community are finding hope in short supply.

PTSD sufferer Roy Smith has learned, “Understanding you have a choice is one of the most important steps to winning your freedom from the hell that is PTSD.”

Readjustment to life back in the US is more difficult than many anticipate. While deployed, many spend most of their free time wishing they were home, but the sad irony is that, for some, once they are home all they can think about is returning to the battlefield. There is an increasing threat to the safety of active troops and veterans that is not found on the dusty plains of Iraq or the mountains of Afghanistan, but within the very troops themselves.

Sleep for most people is something they look forward to at the end of a long day. The same used to be true for me. All that changed once I went to war. Then the nightmares found me and sleep ceased to be a respite from the day’s stress and fatigue. In the intervening years, I have learned a fair amount about sleep and dreams and especially nightmares.

Understanding PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is important for anyone whose husband, wife, son, daughter, or friend has been diagnosed with this very persistent and misunderstood problem. This article is my attempt to provide first person experiences with PTSD in order to help those like me. It is a firsthand account, in my own words, of what I experienced and witnessed around me during the most difficult part of my life. Hopefully, this article will provide both PTSD sufferers and those closest to them an understanding of what PTSD is and what those with it have to endure to get better.

According to US military official, leaks pose security concern for Afghans working with the US. And, the body of the second missing sailor was recovered in Afghanistan.