Suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression haunt hundreds of thousands of soldiers back from Iraq and Afghanistan. But as Eric Ruder reports, the U.S. government has tried to minimize the crisis. Pfc. Jason Scheuerman left a note nailed to his barracks closet in Iraq. "Maybe finally I can get some peace," wrote the 20-year-old man. Then he stepped inside the closet and shot himself. Online Journal: The forgotten casualties: Falling thru the cracks in the Army’s duty of care. AlterNet: Echoes of Vietnam: VA Stalls, Dissembles While Vets Suffer and Die.
