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In this New York Times article (see below) we see emotionally compelling stories of women soldiers/veterans coping with the stress of war during and after the end of their tours. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/us/01trauma.html The US military, facing the realities of personnel rotation (and the unsound policy opening a second front in the war on terror), have had no choice but to place women in combat, bypassing sexist regulations compelling them to do just the opposite.So, our female warriors have achieved, at least relatively, equality in all aspects of life in the military. That includes PTSD or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. The article narrates the ordeal these brave soldiers have had to endure. Mainly coping with civilian life after a tour in Iraq of Afghanistan. Because of the traditional gender roles still culturally imposed in US society their strategies for dealing (or not) with PTSD are somewhat different. To add insult to injury, they are being denied the disability cla...