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re: On Average, A Veteran Commits Suicide Every 65 Minutes
Posted on 2/18/21 at 1:27 pm to pdubya76
Posted on 2/18/21 at 1:27 pm to pdubya76
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My dad is part of that number. He was a Vietnam vet and couldn’t deal with what he saw or did over there. He took his life in 2010 at the age of 66. He was in therapy at the VA but couldn’t overcome it. PTSD is real.
Someone with more historical knowledge would have to chime in, but I wonder what contributes more to Vietnam and Middle East in particular causing issues. From an outside perspective, maybe the difficulty differentiating between combatants and innocents? Not so black and white with uniforms and such.
This post was edited on 2/18/21 at 1:29 pm
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Posted on 2/18/21 at 1:29 pm to The Pirate King
I think it was the upclose and personal type of combat. He shared very little of that to me but shared some with my mom.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 1:42 pm to The Pirate King
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Someone with more historical knowledge would have to chime in, but I wonder what contributes more to Vietnam and Middle East in particular causing issues. From an outside perspective, maybe the difficulty differentiating between combatants and innocents? Not so black and white with uniforms and such.
Part of it is due to the wars not being fully supported by US citizens. Vietnam Veterans were not treated well by a lot of people. And you are right about these wars including women and kids in some places. I also think if it was truly studied, you would find it in previous wars. They would call it being shell shocked. The Hell’s Angels were founded by WW2 vets who had trouble adjusting to normal life.
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