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The video below aired July 12th,2007 on ABC World News with Charles Gibson and ABC Nightline. It takes on the military about the issue of personality disorder discharges. The Iraq War Veterans Organization worked hand in hand with the reporters, producers, and others at ABCNews to bring this story to the American Public.

Over the last six years, Defense Department records indicate that over 22,500 personality disorder discharges have been processed; or on average 10 service members have been discharged per day, every day in that time.

Click below to read the online article at ABC

Questionable Treatment for Some Iraq Heroes
Veteran Care Under Review as More Than 22,000 Are Discharged With 'Pre-Existing' Personality Disorder, Which Some Say Developed During War - ABCNews

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On June 21, 2007, Senators Bond, Boxer, Obama, Lieberman, McCaskill, Murray, and twenty-five other Democratic and Republican senators wrote to Secretary Gates to express concern over continuing reports that personality disorder discharges were being implemented improperly.

An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would temporarily suspend the Pentagon’s use of personality disorder discharges for those service members who have served in combat until there is a comprehensive review of the current procedures and an establishment of an independent discharge review board.