Afghanistan

RUSHVILLE, IN -- " Why should those Americans with the least to lose; the children of the poor, the minorities and the blue collar families suffer and die?"

That's the question George Holland wants our military and political leaders to answer. Holland is taking this question to the campaign trail in his bid for the 6th District U.S. Congressional seat currently held by Republican Mike Pence.

Instances of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are on the rise, particularly in our returning troops from the war in the Middle East.

Consider this, according to Veterans Administration (VA) statistics, Joseph Galloway of McClatchy Newspapers reports in a December 2007 article that an average 18 veterans commit suicide each and every day. That's 126 veterans who kill themselves every week. That is twice the rate of other Americans.