> The U.S. government sent Babbitt abroad eight times, and though not every time was in a combat zone, such repeated deployments into violent areas tend to caus

> The U.S. government sent Babbitt abroad eight times, and though not every time was in a combat zone, such repeated deployments into violent areas tend to cause brain damage. "Brain damage" is a gross mischaracterization of PTSD and major depression. [0] I wish the author would've chosen better wording. Edit: > violent unnecessary war I was wondering why the author wouldn't touch on post-military life and hardship, aside from the term "brain damage" and now I know why. Politics. [0] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804656/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804656/