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Originally Posted by K C Muffin  I've wondered the same thing, Army. Hubby tells me that there was so much drug use, even after Vietnam, among soldiers and so many of them were just completely whacked out that there isn't a 'normal' for them. Families turned on them because they didn't know what else to do. The person they sent to the war wasn't the same person as the one that returned and families didn't know how to handle it. Those boys saw a lot of sh!t - it's a wonder any of them came back even semi-normal. The kids that are having their tours extended in Iraq make me think the same thing. I hope and pray we can take better care of them than we did the Vietnam vets. |
That is the problem. How long does it take to de-program these poor souls, that have went into war, as a very young adult, and been subject to things they have only seen on the media. I don't care how much training they get, there is no way to be prepared for the carnage.
To see for real, humans being blown up, little kids torn apart, think of the senses that are bombarded with horror. Sight, smell, hearing, touching, taste.The emotional damage will take years to break through, if ever.
No wonder they turn to drugs.
I HATE WAR ! AND ESPECIALLY ONE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED.