Throughout human history, wars have always been fought whether over natural resources, territory or nationalism. But the one thing that has remained the same is that war has a negative impact on the human condition. Due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, one of the biggest issues our soldiers face when they return home is post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is a condition that occurs when someone suffers physical harm or is threatened with physical harm. Most people we associate with PTSD are war veterans, but PTSD can also occur in people who were raped, kidnapped, abused as children, or who have been in car accidents. Post-traumatic stress disorder is particularly relevant in soldiers because many of them have committed suicide due to the disease. In the story The Man I Killed Tim O'Brien talks in detail about the young Vietnamese man he killed. The memory of something so graphic and detailed stays with you for the rest of your life and for many Vietnam War veterans this was something that caused them psychological breakdowns. Unfortunately for that genre...