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US veterans concerned over war trauma
Soldiers call for end to practice of sending traumatised troops back into battle.
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2010 03:58 GMT

Thursday, October 7, was the ninth anniversary of the beginning of the US war in Afghanistan.

Marking the event at the US Capitol building in Washington DC, a small group of military veterans have launched a campaign to end the practice of sending traumatised troops back into the battlefield.

Al Jazeera's Josh Rushing reports.

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