HBO's "Torn by War 1861 - 2010"

[Rawhide]

Remember that HBO documentary with James Gandolfini talking to scarred Iraq veterans from 2007 called "Alive Day: Home from Iraq"

Here's something like that but different

It's a seven part series about PTSD (Posttraumatic stress disorder) and starts with letters and stories from the American Civil War to present day Iraq and Afghanistan.

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/user/HUITZILOPOCHTLI02#p/u/6/COUmEcmB7vA

Rest of the episodes: http://www.youtube.com/user/HUITZILOPOCHTLI02#p/u

[Hockeywarrior]

Wow this is a fantastic program! It's extremely depressing to watch, but incredibly moving. Thanks for the post!

[Rawhide]

Wow this is a fantastic program! It's extremely depressing to watch, but incredibly moving. Thanks for the post!

Ah ye, but still heartbreaking and interesting. Feel so bad for the people living with this.

Can barely go to Wal-Mart with his wife and kid

[Tolga<3]

Sad fact but it comes with the territory

[Hockeywarrior]

I thought the saddest of the stories was the one where the soldier couldn't get diagnosed with PTSD, even though he had obvious symptoms. Then he called his dad and that was the last time his dad ever talked to him ... really heart-wrenching watching that part.