I can't wait to see the numbers in a few years once all the LGBT weirdos are factored in. Our once awesome military machine will be reduced to nothing more than federal fashion police. HipHop Barry has turned the USA into the US of GAY. May their percentile be in the 90-100% range.

Sorry backto - my grandfather and father both had issues after WWI and WWII. Remember "shell-shocked?" It's not new, just being talked about it more and more. A friend's father came home from Korea and never spoke until his death.

@backto1776 - PTSD has been around for centuries (and not only limited to war). Its only because of the modern medical understanding of PTSD has there been more recognition of it. Some earlier terms used were combat exhaustion, shell shocked, or railway spine. @PROAMERICAN757 - I think your heart is in the right place, but you have a misunderstanding on where the threat to our freedoms are coming from.

why is it nobody suffered from PTSD until after vietnam? we had WWI WWII Korea and soldiers seemed to reacclimate themselves fine then, what is so special about war today? Or is it the mental stability of the soldier we should question?

"..are colleges ready for this?" asked Bryan. No colleges are not ready for this. Colleges are schools, not counseling centers. And when it comes to available resources for veterans with PTSD, there are NO available resourses outside of the Veteran Affairs system in the local area. After all, we all know how easy it is to obtain your entitled veteran benefits. Especially, in a crisis. If you are a veteran and just want to talk because you are in emotional crisis, and you can't talk to family, there is nothing available. You have to say the words "I want to kill myself". And this leads to other problems. There is nothing available for the veteran to help keep him or her from getting to the point of saying those heart wrenching words. Oh,...and don't get me started about dealing with a crisis during the weekend. Veteran Affairs doesn't work on weekends.

NOTHING GOOD can or will EVER come out of sending young men and women to war. This is a very very sad thing, and unfortunatly these kids have NO idea what they are getting into when they enlist. They come home dismembered, disfigured and totally traumatized, if they make it home at all. It totally breaks my heart. I will continue to pray for them, and that one day, maybe all this war crap will be over.

LET'S ALL DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THESE RETURNING HEROES.THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH PURE "HELL" FOR THIS COUNTRY's FREEDOMS. LIKE THE WARS OR NOT, THEY DIDN'T SHY AWAY FROM DOING THEIR DUTY.