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<blockquote data-quote="HOSS" data-source="post: 560184" data-attributes="member: 1863"><p>I am not a VW vet but am a vet of the Panama invasion, Gulf War I and Gulf War II. I keep things rather generic for my kids. When they get to be adults I will talk more freely. There is no way possible for someone who has seen the elephant, so to speak, to relate exactly what hard combat is like to someone that has not had that experience. It comes across making the vet look like a cold blooded killer because you cannot explain the emotion part or the natural reaction part. I can't even make a dent in explaining it here in writing :x I have found that talkng about the bad experiences with other vets like my Dad and Uncles (Viet Nam, Korea and WWII) is somewhat relieving because the don't make judgements. They have been there and understand the stress coupled with the sometimes emotional detachment from what you have to do. I was an Airborne Ranger and we were trained to the point that we reacted to the situation before thinking about the long term memories and emotional issues that will come later. The training keeps you alive period. If you are trained to deal with the emotional part before a combat situation you will think first and react second....this can get you killed quickly. I hope I am making sense here.......The emotional part later in life is a price you pay for living through those situations. You will never get rid of the ghosts completely. There is always a reminder....a face, a smell, a noise, even certain traffic situations in cities will bring back a memory. The main consolation is that I did my job honorably, stayed alive and returned back home to my family mostly unscathed. I will someday talk about details to my kids when they are older......getting it out helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HOSS, post: 560184, member: 1863"] I am not a VW vet but am a vet of the Panama invasion, Gulf War I and Gulf War II. I keep things rather generic for my kids. When they get to be adults I will talk more freely. There is no way possible for someone who has seen the elephant, so to speak, to relate exactly what hard combat is like to someone that has not had that experience. It comes across making the vet look like a cold blooded killer because you cannot explain the emotion part or the natural reaction part. I can't even make a dent in explaining it here in writing :x I have found that talkng about the bad experiences with other vets like my Dad and Uncles (Viet Nam, Korea and WWII) is somewhat relieving because the don't make judgements. They have been there and understand the stress coupled with the sometimes emotional detachment from what you have to do. I was an Airborne Ranger and we were trained to the point that we reacted to the situation before thinking about the long term memories and emotional issues that will come later. The training keeps you alive period. If you are trained to deal with the emotional part before a combat situation you will think first and react second....this can get you killed quickly. I hope I am making sense here.......The emotional part later in life is a price you pay for living through those situations. You will never get rid of the ghosts completely. There is always a reminder....a face, a smell, a noise, even certain traffic situations in cities will bring back a memory. The main consolation is that I did my job honorably, stayed alive and returned back home to my family mostly unscathed. I will someday talk about details to my kids when they are older......getting it out helps. [/QUOTE]
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