Topic: deployment health

Mystery Seizures Haunt Marine Units a Decade after Deployment
Seizures among veterans are surging. Some blame PTS and TBI. Others blame toxic exposures.

The Army Medic in the Hole
“I can’t believe this is how I’m going to die,” thought an Army medic after falling down a well. “We’re in the middle of nowhere. No one is going to rescue us.”

“Pulling the Crazy Card”—Choosing to Show Empathy for a Suicidal Sailor
Thibaut Delloue rushed a suicidal sailor to shore after he asked for help on deployment only to see his shipmate ostracized and labeled a malinger.