U.S. Marines patrol the outskirts of a village near a forward operating base near Kajaki, Afghanistan, in October. Photo from CNNStudy Of US Troops In Wartime: Morale Droops And 'Acute Stress' Rises -- Christian Science Monitor
More than 1,200 soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan completed surveys between July and August of last year. The US military released the results Thursday.
Morale among American troops underwent a “significant decline” between 2005 and 2009, according to a study by the US military released Thursday.
Soldiers also experienced “significantly higher” instances of “acute stress,” including depression or anxiety, during the same time period.
Nearly half of combat troops surveyed say that they had killed an enemy fighter.
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