Just a few words -

[kyburg]

I'm fully aware of what happened at Fort Hood yesterday.

And in the miasma of blame, racism and other asshattery...please keep this tucked away.

This was a healthcare professional who lost it completely after several years of warnings anyone could see, plain as plain.

And just thought it an acceptable risk.

Burnout. Know it, recognize it and give it credibility.

The biggest invisible unacknowledged disability out there.

...

And the worst part is that there was so much warning before it came to this.

Comments

[cakmpls.livejournal.com]

I'm from that era, too; I was anti-war all the while I sent supportive letters and "care" packages to my brother and friends who were in Vietnam. I lost friends and relatives there, too--some of them then, some of them later. I agree with every word you wrote here. Today's younger generation is going to live with the results of these pointless wars their entire lives, just as we are living with the results of Vietnam.