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When the very accomplished have mental illness - very sad
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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 510619" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>husband's theory on this was that soldiers now days have basically no transition time from the battlefield back to civilization due to modern transportation. He said it was hard on him after Vietnam, but nothing like it was for our nephew after Desert Storm or Afghanistan. (yep poor guy wound up in both) But at least nephew had his dad (korea) and husband to talk to about things if he needed to, not to mention his grandfather (WWII). There is a reason vets sit around with each other telling old war stories, it's somewhat therapeutic. </p><p></p><p>husband said his first weeks home from the war he kept one eye out for snipers and crowds just plain made him a nervous wreck. He *thought* he had a long list of things he wanted to do when he got home, but discovered quickly that it had to be done at a very slow pace. And his transition time was much slower than now, but still it didn't take very long. </p><p></p><p>Veterans Day and Memorial Day would tear the man up. It was so bad that I forbid him to watch anything to do with it on tv. I wasn't being mean, but the last time I let him watch it he was suicidal by the time it was nearly over. And I said enough is enough. If it does that to you, you've no business watching it. He could and did talk about it ect........just something about seeing it on tv that tore him up. </p><p></p><p>No matter how many "rules" they make up for war, it's downright ugly. And anyone who actually believes when push comes to shove that those "rules" are followed.......are naive as hades, because they aren't by either side much of the time. The public's naivety concerning war only makes it harder on the vets coming back. </p><p></p><p>I wish they'd give our vets more transition time that includes counseling and some group therapy before reuniting them with their families. It sure couldn't hurt, and they certainly deserve that much consideration.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 510619, member: 84"] husband's theory on this was that soldiers now days have basically no transition time from the battlefield back to civilization due to modern transportation. He said it was hard on him after Vietnam, but nothing like it was for our nephew after Desert Storm or Afghanistan. (yep poor guy wound up in both) But at least nephew had his dad (korea) and husband to talk to about things if he needed to, not to mention his grandfather (WWII). There is a reason vets sit around with each other telling old war stories, it's somewhat therapeutic. husband said his first weeks home from the war he kept one eye out for snipers and crowds just plain made him a nervous wreck. He *thought* he had a long list of things he wanted to do when he got home, but discovered quickly that it had to be done at a very slow pace. And his transition time was much slower than now, but still it didn't take very long. Veterans Day and Memorial Day would tear the man up. It was so bad that I forbid him to watch anything to do with it on tv. I wasn't being mean, but the last time I let him watch it he was suicidal by the time it was nearly over. And I said enough is enough. If it does that to you, you've no business watching it. He could and did talk about it ect........just something about seeing it on tv that tore him up. No matter how many "rules" they make up for war, it's downright ugly. And anyone who actually believes when push comes to shove that those "rules" are followed.......are naive as hades, because they aren't by either side much of the time. The public's naivety concerning war only makes it harder on the vets coming back. I wish they'd give our vets more transition time that includes counseling and some group therapy before reuniting them with their families. It sure couldn't hurt, and they certainly deserve that much consideration. [/QUOTE]
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