04.27.08
In the Valley of Elah
Yesterday I watched In the Valley of Elah, with Tommie Lee Jones, Susan Sarandon, Charlize Theron, et al. It has a lot of resonance as we read more and more accounts of how many Iraq and Afghanistan vets are suffering breakdowns and how the VA is simply not funded, staffed, trained, or organized to help them—to the extent that the VA lied about the number of suicides and suicide attempts recently.
The movie is a good mystery and also puts a human face on how our troops are suffering under the unceasing stress of combat.
