Bruce Kesler over at Democracy Project is surprised that more attention is not being paid to a new study that shows that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is nowhere near as widespread in Vietnam veterans as has been reported. (Bruce sent me an email about his first post, but it was at the height of the Lebanon fighting and I just didn't get around to linking it). He's absolutely right that this is an important debunking of "Conventional Wisdom". There are so very many myths about Vietnam, it's almost impossible to keep up with all of them as they get shot down over the years.
Nonetheless, this is worth checking out. When even the New York Times sees it as an important and authoritative study, it bears looking into. It is important to remember the way this myth has colored so much of what is perceived as "truth" so that the upcoming myths about Iraq can be debunked sooner.
