Bring Joshua Boone to Mount Herzl.

A soldier does not stop being a soldier when the battlefield goes quiet. Joshua Boone was born in the United States and chose to leave home to volunteer for the Israel Defense Forces. He spent more than 700 days in combat as a sniper. He protected Israel and its people. Joshua came home with severe, confirmed PTSD. The kind of wounds you cannot see - but that destroy lives every day. After doing what we ask of our soldiers - seeking treatment, going to rehab, trying to heal - Joshua died from an accidental overdose, a known risk in trauma recovery. The IDF has agreed to a military burial, but not on Mount Herzl. That distinction matters. If we honor soldiers who die from physical wounds of war, we must also honor those who die from psychological ones. PTSD kills. Trauma kills. Joshua Boone did not fail Israel. The war followed him. Honor him properly. Bring Joshua Boone to Mount Herzl.