I was never in the military but I read a lot about the wars (WWII, Vietnam, Desert Strom, etc.), and about the atrocities many of those combat soldiers witnessed. And I DO know that PTSD is very real! In fact, one of my favorite songs is “19” by Paul Hardcastle which came out in 1983. And while the song is nice, one sentence in it describes the song perfectly. “…19 years old and you’re wearing somebody’s brains splattered all over your shirt because they just their heads blown off right next to you! And that’s not supposed to affect you!”
I was never in the military but I read a lot about the wars (WWII, Vietnam, Desert Strom, etc.), and about the atrocities many of those combat soldiers witnessed. And I DO know that PTSD is very real! In fact, one of my favorite songs is “19” by Paul Hardcastle which came out in 1983. And while the song is nice, one sentence in it describes the song perfectly. “…19 years old and you’re wearing somebody’s brains splattered all over your shirt because they just their heads blown off right next to you! And that’s not supposed to affect you!”