As of May 31, 2011, there were over 1,400,000 enlisted men and women in the United States Armed Forces (U.S. Department of Defense). Over a million brave soldiers who left their homes to preserve the American way of life. Every day this number increases. Even though some of these soldiers will return home and appear unharmed, “in war there are no unharmed soldiers” (Narosky). Dehumanization, depression, terror, alienation, exhaustion, loss of faith, and feelings of betrayal (among a horde of other problems) plague veterans every day of their service and every day after they return home. The trauma of war creates a psychological scar so deep that no service member can truly be called “unwounded” – a fact that civilization can neither deny nor avoid. According to Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman, a combination of diminished inner strength and physical exhaustion, the horror, hatred, aggression, fear and burden of having to kill other men results in the creation of a "psychiatric victim." . Having to traverse a war zone, where everyday events such as crossing the road can become a life-or-death situation, puts soldiers under intense stress until they collapse, and veterans have often admitted feeling "discouraged," "demoralized," sold out/sold out”. ”, “discouraged” and “anxious” after the war. Before PTSD was recognized as an illness, soldiers were labeled crazy when the shock of war became too much. If the trauma was severe enough, the soldier was discharged. In extreme cases, they were sent to institutions. There are even several cases of soldiers who, removed from combat but not accustomed to civilian life again, resorted to self-mutilation because it was the only way available to them... middle of paper... .009. Print.“How implementation stress affects families.” US Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, October 31, 2013. Web. November 10, 2013. “Mental Health Effects of Service in Afghanistan and Iraq.” US Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, October 31, 2013. Web. November 11, 2013 “Military Sexual Trauma.” US Department of Veterans Affairs. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, October 31, 2013. Web. November 10, 2013. Narosky, J. Quote. Sherman, Michelle D., and Marshall A. Glenn. “Opportunities for School Psychologists Working with Children of Military Families.” Press release 39.5 (2011): n. page National Association of School Psychologists. National Association of School Psychologists. Network. November 15, 2013Thompson, Kathleen. "Mental Stress in the Union Army." Emerging civil war. Emerging Civil War, August 15, 2013. Web. November 12. 2013.