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Originally Posted by Stealhead
I would pray more for the living warfare leaves scars on a person both mentally and physically for the rest of their lives.I was lucky to never have been in direct combat but I did see the results of it and that is something I'll never forget although I would be very happy to.
I had a great uncle that was a Marine during WWII he fought in several campaigns ending in Okinawa in 1945 I never met him because he killed himself a few years after the war his experiences where too much for him and in those days the only option was the bottle.He wanted to be a dentist when he was a kid.
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I've got my uncle who was in Iraq who's got PTSD. I've seen him watch war movies and break down and cry and have to leave the room. It's heartbreaking. I hope it doesn't come to that with him. Okinawa was some bad stuff... My uncle was a PA in Iraq. He had to work on all the casualties, including one from my local area...who now has a stretch of I-55 named in his honor.
He went out every once in a while. (Almost severely injured himself with his M9 once...) Their unit had a high casualty rate. He's got some good stories but I know it has to be tearing him up inside.
Sad stuff....very sad.... These people deserve respect...and tons of it. They did stuff and saw stuff so that we don't have to in our own country.
A big salute to all members of the military, past and present.
