Returning From the Iraq War With PTSD - The Soldier’s Heart (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE tells the stories of soldiers who have come home haunted by their experiences during the Iraq War and asks whether the government is doing enough to help. (Aired 2005)

The military teaches soldiers how to fight, how to kill, how to survive. But who teaches them how to live with themselves? In the 2005 documentary, “The Soldier’s Heart,” FRONTLINE examines the underreported story of the Iraq war: the psychological cost for those who fought it. For those who survived the fighting, the battle is not over. For some, the return home can be as painful as war itself.

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Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.

[thewholenesshome]

And here we are 15 years later and nothing has changed.

[broaddusmarines]

I’m a former Marine that served in Desert Storm.

I have absolutely forbidden my teenage son from military service.

[pinlight]

My grandfather saw his brother blown to bits beside him in WWII. His mother blamed him directly for that. He was a dark a-hole of an alcoholic for most of the rest of his life. The impact of that war decades ago to just 1 person has spider-webbed out through my extended family. I now teach an 8 year old who wants desperately to be a soldier…and I kind of don’t know what to say.

[jonveranto]

"Denial is the enemy." No truer words. Get the assistance you need and deserve. Help is NOT, repeat, NOT, a sign of weakness. We don't do it alone in combat and we can't do it alone after.

[Rheinmeister]

My new must-see-tv are Frontline documentary's. Good old fashioned journalism.

[CAPEjkg]

PTSD doesn't have to be full blown events either. It can be little changes that quietly effects the individual for a lifetime. In the end we are never really the same as much as we try and continue what society deems a normal life. While celebrities and athletes are put on a pedestal wondering how many millions they will make playing a game or acting, the people who fought and saw horrible things are wondering how am I gonna make it through today.

[ArwenAreYouOK]

When it comes to documentaries, there ain't nobody who can put their foot where Frontline foot's put. On another level.

[HighwayLand]

My Grandpa was a Marine back in Korea, and I always looked up to him for what he did for our Country. I wanted to be like him, I almost joined the Marines right out of high school back in 1999, but my Grandpa told me that if I stayed home that he would cover all my college expenses. I never did join the Marines, instead I did two years at Pensacola Christian College and two years at Rogue Community College, and here I am 20 years later as a Paramedic in Medford, Oregon. My Grandpa saved my life, his actions kept me out of harm's way.
My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this bogus War.

[quangthanhtruong]

My father was deployed during Vietnam-Cambodia war. When I was a kid, I often saw him sat alone, smoked a cigarette and played sad guitar songs. Even now I wonder what did he think at those moments.

[Elendrian]

PTSD is indicative of ones humanity. Experiencing those kinds of things SHOULD be devastating. It's nothing to be ashamed of.

[elijahaywago]

When the best documentary channel offers their content for amazing

[thomasc]

I'm 70% disabled for PTSD. The C&P exam was painful but the help I am getting now was worth it.

[intelcom]

That voice is legendary.
I grew up with listening documentaries with the narrator voice

[MrDaigoRiki]

If Afghans or Iraqis, etc had made a film like this it’d be a completely different story.

[polunga]

If soldiers are psychologically affected at this level by war, imagine civilians caught in It, losing loved ones (children, parents, siblings, etc), their jobs/businesses, their homes; specially weak civilians such as children, elderly, women, etc. In Iraq, Syria, etc; all those wartorn countries have millions of children that grew up with PTSD and they don't receive any help because their countries are just starting rebuilding everything from 0 after the war, with a health system in shambles.

The politicians that started this wars are still alive living their lifes as if anything happened.

[terminallychill]

Im a train conductor, a couple days ago . My engineer was a vet. A MP who spend 2009/2010 in Afghanistan. The storys he told me. He told me his whole military career..i was fascinated by it. It was really cool. Man we gotta take better care of our vets.

[joeyd.OEF.]

One of the BEST DAMN DOCUMENTARIES I have EVER seen since I came home in 2010!!!!

[Rock_Girl_Daze]

Excellent documentary. PTSD is no joke. Continued healing to all military injured.

[ChaseBond]

16 years later this documentary finds me just glad to be here.

[alison]

"Cowardice" should never be used against a soldier currently serving, especially one who has sought mental health help. Considering the backlash Andrew suffered, it seems pretty brave.