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Army 'struggles' over trauma

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Over the past few months we've been getting regular reports from Major Richard Streatfeild who's in Helmand province of Afghanistan with Third Battalion, The Rifles.

This week one of the soldiers under his command was killed. In his latest despatch, he describes how his troops cope with the mental stress and trauma that comes with life on the front line.

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