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A recent investigation by The New York Times has revealed that many U.S. artillery troops who were sent to bombard the Islamic State have returned home with severe health problems. These troops experienced nightmares, panic attacks, depression, and hallucinations, leading to questions about the impact of modern weapons and the military's understanding of their effects. The investigation focused on the Pentagon's strategy of continuous and massive artillery strikes, which caused harm to the Marines on the gun line. The article also highlights the prevalence of gunshot wounds as the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in America, with the damage reverberating among survivors. Additionally, emergency room visits for firearm-related injuries among children have doubled during the coronavirus pandemic.
Emergency room visits for firearm-related injuries among children doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data published on Monday in the journal Pediatrics. https://t.co/XY20JMdILi
Gunshot wounds are the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in America. Fatal or not, the damage they leave behind reverberates among survivors. https://t.co/3W3MEPOuIT
Boy, 11, is killed and four others aged 11- 15 are injured in 'sickening and unimaginable' drive-by shooting when dark sedan drove by and 22 rounds were fired into group of children playing outside https://t.co/C2Ok4MquMx
Many of the U.S. artillery troops sent to bombard the Islamic State returned home plagued by nightmares, panic attacks, depression and hallucinations, a New York Times investigation found. The military struggled to understand what was wrong. https://t.co/WZ4nqcYbNq
Many of the U.S. artillery troops sent to bombard the Islamic State returned home plagued by nightmares, panic attacks, depression and hallucinations, a New York Times investigation found. The military struggled to understand what was wrong. https://t.co/GSWGlbCzhO
This is shocking reporting on PTSD suffered by service personnel from the counter-ISIS campaign. The US pounded the enemy with artillery fire, triumphed, but destroyed the lives of many doing the firing. It is time for America to leave the Middle East https://t.co/RO5dxUv0Hu https://t.co/k0v4uGQ17p
To bombard the Islamic State, the U.S. sent a small number of artillery troops to fire tens of thousands of high-explosive shells. Many of those troops developed mysterious, life-shattering health problems, our reporter found. https://t.co/pjEkcDNqO1 https://t.co/SvAzhxbQNb
Secret War, Strange New Wounds and Silence From the Pentagon: compelling @nytimes investigation into severe illness caused by the artillery attacks on IslamicState. Also shatters the recurring myth of high-precision warfare & avoidance of civilian deaths https://t.co/nHAtmGIeSj
Given the lethality of modern weapons there are a variety of unknowns as to their various effects. Given a recent emphasis on continuous & massive artillery strikes, many armies will face consequences we don’t understand. A must-read article. https://t.co/j8QOdHZxA3
Devastating story from the @nytimes that a Pentagon strategy to batter ISIS positions with a small but unending yield of artillery rounds from a few USMC batteries ended up hurting ISIS but caused horrific problems for the Marines on the gun line. https://t.co/XZWBobP0rG https://t.co/Srp8B99USQ
Many of the U.S. artillery troops sent to bombard the Islamic State returned home plagued by nightmares, panic attacks, depression and hallucinations, a New York Times investigation found. The military struggled to understand what was wrong. https://t.co/LAcKTwRNY6
Each year, thousands of U.S. soldiers and veterans kill themselves — many haunted by the trauma of war. The families left behind wonder if they’d still be alive if not for easy access to weapons. https://t.co/h4YoP5H7jW