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Originally posted by dd74
NPR states many soldiers, now with Bush's initiative to send more soliders, will be going over for a fourth tour.
Families are breaking up.
Marriages are ending.
Children are growing not knowing their parents.
Post traumatic stress is setting in heavily.
Some consider (especially those on their fourth tours) that they have become ex-patriots; i.e. no longer Americans.
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All because of the fourth tour?
And I think you meant to say expatriate, which is certainly not synonymous with ex-patriot.