TOPIC: The Purple Heart Medal is authorized ONLY when physical injury or
wounding is inflicted by an enemy or friendly fire. However, veterans with PTSD
claim that "mental wounding" occurs in the brain which renders them unable to
function normally or in an impaired status. Some veterans who have been
diagnosed by the Veterans Administration (Dept of Veterans ffairs) with PTSD or
another stress-related mental illness have petitioned Congress to mandate that
they be authorized the Purple Heart Medal for "mental wounds". Do you feel
"mental wounds" should be equal to physical wounds?

There are two Survey locations...

        1/2. Abbreviated Survey location:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/purple-heart/surveys?id=2705835

        2/2. Full Survey location: http://home.pacbell.net/veterans/ptsd.htm

REFERENCES:

        1/2. Purple Heart Issue Regulations
        http://www.amervets.com/replacement/ph.htm#isr

        2/2. Common Myths About The Purple Heart Medal
        http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/theheart.htm

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This issue was brought up at a recent White House staff meeting and
Bush proposed a new medal to be given to what he termed, "mental
fatiguers."  His medal?  The Gray Matter Medal.