Troops suffer for their service

The VA is overwhelmed and the Republican controlled Congress is only just now scrambling to restore funding they abolished in a Democrat sponsored bill of last year.

Thirty percent of U.S. troops returning from the Iraq war have developed stress-related mental health problems three to four months after coming home, the Army’s surgeon general said Thursday.

Meanwhile, a new study released in May reveals, "Combat veterans of three major wars were significantly more likely to become heavy drinkers, heavy smokers, and obese than non-combat vets were."

Clearly military service is not good for your health.