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  <title>A Soldier's Struggle &amp;amp; Resilience With David Ervin | Episode 21</title>
  <description>Too many&amp;amp;nbsp;soldiers struggle with PTSD. The media typically only tells one side of the story.......the struggle. &amp;amp;nbsp;Many soldiers are able to get help and learn how to manage their illness.&amp;amp;nbsp;Veteran&amp;amp;nbsp;David Ervin tells us how he has found&amp;amp;nbsp;POST&amp;amp;nbsp;TRAUMATIC&amp;amp;nbsp;GROWTH&amp;amp;nbsp;after learning how to manage his personal battle with the struggles come from PTSD. &amp;amp;nbsp;He is the author of&amp;amp;nbsp;'Leaving The Wire'&amp;amp;nbsp;which chronicles his&amp;amp;nbsp;experiences&amp;amp;nbsp;in Iraq. David is another success story that has come out of Military Experience &amp;amp;amp; The Arts (militaryexperience.org).&amp;amp;nbsp;Experts think PTSD occurs (via&amp;amp;nbsp;www.ptsd.va.gov):&#13;
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In about&amp;amp;nbsp;11-20%&amp;amp;nbsp;of Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom), or in the range of 11-20 Veterans out of 100 who served in OEF/OIF.&#13;
In as many as&amp;amp;nbsp;10%&amp;amp;nbsp;of Gulf War (Desert Storm) Veterans, or in 10 Gulf War Veterans out of 100.&#13;
In about&amp;amp;nbsp;30%&amp;amp;nbsp;of Vietnam Veterans, or about 30 out of 100 Vietnam Veterans.&#13;
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David Ervin's Bio:&amp;amp;nbsp;&#13;
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US Army infantry, Sergeant, 2002-2006.&amp;amp;nbsp; Deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, 2005&#13;
Graduated West Virginia University with BA in History in 2009&#13;
Author of&amp;amp;nbsp;Leaving the Wire&#13;
Associate Editor at Military Experience and the Arts&amp;amp;nbsp;&#13;
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Purchase David's Book:&amp;amp;nbsp;Click HereConnect With David:Facebook:&amp;amp;nbsp;www.facebook.com/leavingthewire</description>
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