Returning vets and violent crimes

The World

The extended wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are creating a large class of soldiers returning with emotional trauma. This trauma is leading to an increasing number of servicemen implicated in violent crimes. This trend is starting to raise alarms. Today, the New York Times reports that the secretary of the Army is considering a review of all of its soldiers involved in violent crimes since returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Dan Frosch co-authored the story and joins The Takeaway from Denver where Fort Carson is a small slice of a big story

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