PTSD and Viet Nam Veterans Identity

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Fri, 04/18/2014 - 9:00am to 10:00am
Jerry Lembcke tells how PTSD has shaped Viet Nam Veterans identity

Join Bill and Marvin as they interview Jerry Lembcke. Jerry is a Viet Nam Veteran, professor and author. His books are "The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory and the Legacy of Viet Nam", "CNN's Tailwind: Inside Viet Nam's Last Great Myth" and "Hanoi Jane: War,Sex and Fantasies of Betrayal"  His latest book is "PTSD: Diagnosis and Identity in Post-empire America." He will tell us how PTSD has shaped the image of Viet Nam Veterans in the eyes of the world.
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