LGB Vietnam-era Veterans (IMAGE)

Veterans Affairs Research Communications

LGB Vietnam-era Veterans

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A new analysis of data from the Vietnam era found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual Veterans who served at the time are reporting PTSD and poorer mental health more often than their heterosexual counterparts. Here, Marines ride atop a tank during a road sweep southwest of Phu Bai.

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