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Our military service was tough but the real battle for veterans like us is PTSD, loneliness and suicidal thoughts
Updated: 13 Dec 2020, 9:36
MILITARY servicemen and women put their lives on the line in war zones – but for many, the real battle begins when their time in the forces ends.
In every town and city of Britain, former soldiers, airmen and sailors struggle in silence, dealing with feelings of isolation that most civilians can t possibly understand.
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Shaun Franklin is one of countless veterans in Britain who struggled to cope with trauma after leaving the army
In 2019, General Lord Richard Dannatt, the former head of the army, called veterans suicides an epidemic of our time following unconfirmed reports from military charities of hundreds of ex-servicemen taking their own lives since 2018, the Telegraph reports. ....

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