The times have changed. Instead of the ways vetrans spent their time after returning from war finding support and comfort in things such as everyday conversation, the newer vetrans returning home from the war in Iraq and Afganistan found comfort, online.
There is a new online community called "www.CommunityofVeterans.org" that returning vetrans are encouraged to becom a part of. This online community isnt just for the new vetrans but also is available to other vetrans. This is a useful tool for many people to find others that have gone through simular experiences from all over the world.
Many of the young veterans returning from the current war dont have time the join other veteran groups that are available to them such as the American Legion or VFW. Therefore, those groups have seen a decline in memberships. The new veterans group that is now available online gives them the option of having contact with others in the same situations, and gives them the opertunity to find comfort in friendships with others who relate.
The online group is unique because it allows the veterans to feel comfortable talking about the things they went through while their time in the war, and the effect it has had on them afterwards. "About 1.7 million veterans have fought in Iraq or Afganistan and as many as one-fith are estimated to have problems such as post-tramatic stress disorder or anxiety," according to the Fox News article.
From that statistic nearly 400,000 veterans be effected by post-tramatic stress disorder or anxiety. That is shockingly high to me, and because they are in the armed forces to protect the United States and everything that it stands for. When they return they should have the support and help available for them because while their time in service they go through many tramatic experiences. But as most people who have problems at horrif as they have, they need to talk to others that have experienced simular situations. And in the fast pased life that many Americans live in, online is the most convienient way of communication. I think that this online community for veterans is a great oppertunity because it allows veterans to talk to any veteran of war, anywhere.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,450307,00.html
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