Wars have more negative effects on the lives of soldiers than positive. This means that they have more to lose than just lives, legs, and families. Apart from the obvious effects of war as mass loss of lives and property, cities, economic downturns, destroyed infrastructure, reduced service provision and social order that civilians experience, soldiers and their families, spouses, and children experiences wars and its effects differently. The close proximity of the soldiers during wartime, for

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... nstance, results in the transmission of such diseases as tuberculosis, asthma and trench foot caused by cold, unsanitary and wet conditions, they suffer short and long term effects owing to the physical, emotional and psychological impacts of war. Veterans and serving soldiers cope with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury and anxiety among others that result from the service (Gallaway, Millikan & Bell, 2011). There are also other mental challenges related to the war that these soldiers and their families face and may include sadness, loneliness, feeling overwhelmed, marital problems depression, domestic violence, sexual issues and sleep disturbances. The soldiers and their families also face a range of behavioral issues in their children related to absence attributed to deployment, hospitalization or death of their parents in combat. These can include temper tantrums, eating habits changes, separation anxiety, academic performance decline, anger, apathy, acting out, mood changes and physical complaints. This paper aims to review relevant literature on the effects on post wars on soldiers.