Jul 1, 2024 - Politics & Policy
Military ignored data on SEAL brains
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The vast majority of Navy SEALs' blast exposure — which is damaging their brains, leading to a tragic wave of suicides — "comes from firing their own weapons, not from enemy action," the N.Y. Times' Dave Philipps writes in an article that's painful and infuriating to read.
- Why it matters: "The damage pattern suggested that years of training intended to make SEALs exceptional was leaving some barely able to function."
A Defense Department lab found an unusual pattern of damage seen only in people exposed repeatedly to blast waves. But until The Times "told the Navy of the lab's findings about the SEALs who died by suicide, the Navy had not been informed," Philipps writes.
- If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. Ayuda disponible en español.
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