The Other Victims of Battlefield Stress; Defense Contractors’ Mental Health Neglected
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REDDING, Calif. — Wade Dill does not figure into the toll of war dead. An exterminator, Dill took a job in Iraq for a company contracted to do pest control on military bases. There, he found himself killing disease-carrying flies and rabid dogs, dodging mortars and huddling in bomb shelters.
Dill, a Marine Corps veteran, was a different man when he came back for visits here, his family said: moody, isolated, morose. He screamed at his wife and daughter. His weight dropped. Dark … more…
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August 20, 2009
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July 17, 2009
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May 04, 2009
Murtha’s Nephew Named a Lobbyist for Marines David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times, May 04, 2009
April 16, 2009
Officials: Troops Hurt by Brain-Injury Focus Gregg Zoroya, USA Today, April 16, 2009
April 08, 2009
VA Probes Link Between HIV-Positive Patient and Unsterilized Equipment AP, April 08, 2009
March 31, 2009
U.S. Decides to Release Detainee at Gitmo William Glaberson, New Yorks Times, March 31, 2009
Army Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Murder in Iraqi Prisoner Deaths Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, March 31, 2009
March 26, 2009
GAO Report: Pentagon’s Africa Command Needs to Refine Mission Eric Schmitt, New York Times, March 26, 2009
March 19, 2009
Army Is Phasing Out Stop-Loss for Soldiers Yochi J. Dreazen, Wall Street Journal ($), March 19, 2009
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