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<blockquote data-quote="Lammie" data-source="post: 561009" data-attributes="member: 3306"><p>My dad was in a non combat position in WWII but he did see wounded a lot, some accidents that killed soldiers and he worked relocating graves, basically digging up the dead to relocate them. He witnessed the collision of two transport planes midair in a fog. He heard rather than saw it. He described an explosion followed by bodies and parts of bodies raining down from the sky along with wreckage. I think that had a sharp impact on him. Growing up, we never asked and he never talked. It wasn't until he was in his sixties that he started attending army reunions, and he started telling me about his experiences. Sometimes he cried. I know he saw worse and won't ever tell. </p><p></p><p>He had a rough time with some vets in later conflicts that becamed disabled mentally from their experience. Of course, that was a diferent time, and there was no PTSD, only "combat fatigue", which was frowned upon as a weakness. He said that soldiers had to just out it all out of their minds, or try to, and get on with life. I think it is interesting to note that the experience of the WWII soldier is probably no better or worse than that of soldiers in subsequent wars, yet there seems to have been fewer that came home with mental issues. That may be because it was not acceptable then and people are encouraged to be more open now. Or because, and I think this may be the case, that people were affected, they just did a better job of hiding it because of societal pressures to get back and resume life after the war. </p><p></p><p>My ex husband has an uncle that was in the Battle Of The Bulge, and for years afterward, if he heard a plane flying overhead he would duck for cover anywhere he was. He had a successful career, though. He seemed to be otherwise able to function.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lammie, post: 561009, member: 3306"] My dad was in a non combat position in WWII but he did see wounded a lot, some accidents that killed soldiers and he worked relocating graves, basically digging up the dead to relocate them. He witnessed the collision of two transport planes midair in a fog. He heard rather than saw it. He described an explosion followed by bodies and parts of bodies raining down from the sky along with wreckage. I think that had a sharp impact on him. Growing up, we never asked and he never talked. It wasn't until he was in his sixties that he started attending army reunions, and he started telling me about his experiences. Sometimes he cried. I know he saw worse and won't ever tell. He had a rough time with some vets in later conflicts that becamed disabled mentally from their experience. Of course, that was a diferent time, and there was no PTSD, only "combat fatigue", which was frowned upon as a weakness. He said that soldiers had to just out it all out of their minds, or try to, and get on with life. I think it is interesting to note that the experience of the WWII soldier is probably no better or worse than that of soldiers in subsequent wars, yet there seems to have been fewer that came home with mental issues. That may be because it was not acceptable then and people are encouraged to be more open now. Or because, and I think this may be the case, that people were affected, they just did a better job of hiding it because of societal pressures to get back and resume life after the war. My ex husband has an uncle that was in the Battle Of The Bulge, and for years afterward, if he heard a plane flying overhead he would duck for cover anywhere he was. He had a successful career, though. He seemed to be otherwise able to function. [/QUOTE]
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