THIS IS SAD NEWS

I knew that many of the troops were suffering but I didn't draw the easy inference that their children would also. From TPM:

Big increase in troops' kids seeking mental help

KIMBERLY HEFLING
AP Features

Jul 07, 2009 13:43 EST

Children of U.S. military troops sought outpatient mental health care 2 million times last year, double the number at the start of the Iraq war, and there was also an alarming spike in the number of military kids actually hospitalized for mental health reasons.

The total number of outpatient mental health visits for children of men and women on active duty doubled from 1 million in 2003 to 2 million in 2008. During the same period, the yearly bed days for military children 14 and under increased from 35,000 to 55,000, the documents show.