The Psychology of Killing

December 23, 2010 · 2 Comments
Category: 2010 December, Men and Shadow, Reviews 

by Michael Fogler

On Killing


On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society



Revised and Updated Edition 2009 by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman; published by Back Bay Books.

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is a former army Ranger, paratrooper, and psychology professor at West Point.   He retired from the army in 1998 to devote himself to the study of “killology” — a term he coined. Killology looks at why we humans have killed one another and the psychological toll it takes.   This book is a treatise on that study.

Welcome Home Project helps veterans heal by sharing war burdens with the community

June 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Category: 2010 June - Mental Health 


(Warning:Video  clip contains explicit and graphic language.)

by Bill McMillan

Feeling frustration over the lack of connection we felt with millions of returning veterans, my wife, Kim Shelton, and I had the crazy idea of creating a program called The Welcome Home Project. We wanted to become more involved with veterans and to offer a way for the larger civilian community to actively participate in the return of our soldiers.