The human cost of the Iraq war continues to climb as soldier stabs his wife 71 times.

Army officials have recommended a court-martial for a Purple Heart recipient accused of stabbing his young wife 71 times with knives and a meat cleaver.

Spc. Brandon Bare, 19, of Wilkesboro, N.C., was charged with premeditated murder and indecent acts related to the mutilation of his wife's remains.

I work with a population of folks who suffer from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome) and I have to say that it is a lifelong problem that is exceptionally difficult to diagnose and to treat.

It appears that this young man was already receiving treatment.

Witnesses testified that Bare had enrolled in treatment programs for anger management and combat stress after his return from Iraq. He had said he was having trouble controlling his anger and didn't like his wife going out and partying, said Michael Collins, a nurse and case manager at Madigan Army Medical Center.

I feel the loss for both of these young lives. There is just so much blood on George Bush's hands, he will just never be able to scrub them clean.