MarinesAndTrauma.com A resource for Marines et al CORPS STORIES Ordinary Marines. Extraordinary Lives. Mission      Donate      News, helpful resources, books and the writings of concerned members of the Corps community, compiled to encourage our Marines and their loved ones who bravely face trauma illnesses. Contact:   Editor@CorpsStories.com   Corps Stories - Marines & Trauma Exclusive Interview: Phil Irizarry: Marine Won't Drop His Pack June 2011 "There is so much freedom to do anything else." Phil Irizarry said as he leaned forward in a quiet cantina not far from Marine Corps headquarters. Then, with his eyes planted, Irizarry forced his point in a quiet and gentle voice. "And they go to the scariest places on planet." That is what he admires in the veterans he assists via Operation First Response, a nonprofit (more...) Noteworthy Books  June 2011 REVIEW: "Combat Related Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSDa resource and recovery guide" The beautiful thing about Combat Related Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD is that it puts in a nutshell information and help that all too often fills volumes (then confuses sufferers and delays treatment). (more...) Help Resources compiled here have been vetted. These are places we would seek help, for ourselves or loved ones. NationalSuicide PreventionLifeline 1.800.273.8255 PTSDhelp.net News Stories When the News Breaks the Journalist 17 Dec 2010 Simple Blood Test to Reveal Mild TBI's 18 Oct 2010 Ecstasy used in therapy to treat PTSD 25 Sep 2010 Veterans with PTSD suffer more physicial ailments than their peers 25 Sep 2010 time for real laws to protect our troops & vets 14 Apr 2010 Corpsman gets service dog to help ptsd 10 Apr 2010 disabled vets scuba project helps vets overcome via diving 12 Apr 2010 Veterans courts try to keep ptsd victims out of jail 20 Mar 2010 Dog helps Iraq Vet with PTSD: 'My Little Marine' 14 Jan 2010 Morphine may block PTSD after serious injuries 14 Jan 2010 Iraq War Vet Finds Healing in Singing 5 Jan 2010 Troops Strike up a Tune to Repair Damage of Brain Injuries 11 Dec 2009 Veterans Find Peace Working on San Diego-Area Farm 18 Dec 2009 What is PTSD? The new post-hasan primer 20 Nov 2009 Marines Use Brain Scans to Spot PTSD Before the War 20 Nov 2009 PTSD Support Center to Open (Jacksonville, NC) 29 Nov 2009 Books Faces of Combat: Ptsd & Tbi - Eric Newhouse Military Blast Injuries: Info for patients, caregivers Hidden Battles on Unseen Fronts: Stories of American Soldiers with TBI & PTSD Patricia Driscoll & Celia Straus Shadow of the Sword Jeremiah Workman Rule Number Two Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital Dr. Heidi Squier Kraft Soft Spots Clint Van Winkle Information PTSDSpirituality.com from Purple Heart Injury Lab: A Window Into the Injured Brain Brain Injury: On the Verge of Breakthrough Recent Findings About Combat-Sustained TBI: Including Some Good News PTSD & TBI Interviews Summer 2010 First In Series:  Providing Transition Assistance - Interview  with Michael Brinkley Christmas 2009   Sean Coyle, Founder FrDennisRocheford.org former Marine taking on suicide prevention Editorials A Little Faith and Prayer Go a Long Way Heather Sliwinski Secretary, Case Worker Operation First Response February 2011 Not the same old V.A. Dr. John Draper director, Natl Suicide Prevention Lifeline April 2010 The IED In Your Future Richard E. O'Dell February 2010 A Treatment for TBI is Growing Closer   Help for our Troops is on the Way Agostino Von Hassell December 2009 Sign On ...Or Sign Off CorpsStories Thanksgiving 2009 Editorial MarinesAndTrauma.com Inspiration