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re: Which War Would Result In The Most Severe PTSD For Soldiers?

Posted on 5/3/17 at 8:35 pm to
Posted by Soup Sammich
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Posted on 5/3/17 at 8:35 pm to
I really think Vietnam had to have been bad on soldiers because they weren't fighting for the freedom of their own country and families. They knew they could die at any time in a war a lot of them didn't want to be in.

The World War soldiers were fighting for their countries and the fate of the entire world. The soldiers believed in the cause for the most part.

I would think the PTSD per soldier would be higher for Vietnam than the World Wars. That doesn't mean one was more terrifying than the others but a soldiers mindset would be part of the cause.
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 5/3/17 at 8:39 pm to
I think anyone that faced death, saw friends die and killed others could not help but be changed.


bless all those that served their country































except the Russians those commie bastards


Posted by northshorebamaman
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Posted on 5/3/17 at 8:56 pm to
quote:

The World War soldiers were fighting for their countries and the fate of the entire world. The soldiers believed in the cause for the most part.

Except in WW1 nobody really knew what the cause was.
Posted by Crusty Juggler
Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 5/3/17 at 9:25 pm to
quote:

I really think Vietnam had to have been bad on soldiers because they weren't fighting for the freedom of their own country and families. They knew they could die at any time in a war a lot of them didn't want to be in.

The World War soldiers were fighting for their countries and the fate of the entire world. The soldiers believed in the cause for the most part.

I would think the PTSD per soldier would be higher for Vietnam than the World Wars. That doesn't mean one was more terrifying than the others but a soldiers mindset would be part of the cause.


What are you talking about? Let's leave WWII out of this since all leaders of all sides made their priorities and principles clear to their citizens. They knew what they were fighting for, and even the biggest pacifists to this day agree that WWII was necessary.

WWI though, no one had any clue what they were fighting for. Sure they knew their countries had alliances and beef with some other countries, but there was nothing clearly formed here. It was as murky as us fighting communism and Charlie in Vietnam.
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