Mental health of troops comes under scrutiny

Los Angeles Times by Molly Hennessy-Fiske | Nov. 11, 2009 (News Report)

Sgt. Justin "Jon" Garza joined the Army eight years ago at 20. When he arrived at Ft. Hood in June, the communications specialist had deployed six times to Europe and the Middle East, including two bloody stints in Iraq, and was due to return in September. He had broken up with his girlfriend, developed a drinking problem and gone AWOL. Full Story »

Posted by Derek Hawkins

See All Reviews »

View | |

To:


Separate email addresses with commas.
25 recipients max.

Note:

Review

Silhouette_sml
3.3
 by Morgan Doherty - Nov. 16, 2009

I think this story is interesting and timely in the sense that it directly relates to current news regarding the same topic. It is well written and has good quotes. By starting with a more personal story, it immedaitely draws the reader in. As well, there is a good nut graf that ties it into here and now. I think that the writing style is concise and to the point.

(11 answers)

Morgan's Rating

Overall
3.3

Average
from 11 answers
Quality
3.3
Facts
4.0
Fairness
4.0
Sourcing
4.0
Style
3.0
Context
3.0
Depth
3.0
Enterprise
2.0
Relevance
3.0
Popularity
3.0
Recommendation
3.0
Credibility
3.0
More How our ratings work »