They were picked up by these SpecOps squads and he never saw them again.
His other job, because he was not a trained fighter, was to clip the index finger from the enemy dead and bag them for analysis, count and catalogue.
He had married an Arab-American woman (he was hispanic, she was born in LA) in LA before he enlisted.
When he came home, he could not tolerate Arabic being spoken, really spun him up. Also could not stand the smell of the food.
When she refused to let him have a dog in the house (because her parents were devout) he lost it. Beat her up pretty bad and "kidnapped" his kid and took off.
In that group there were a couple of dozen guys that would come and go...dealing with their "stuff" and substances that helped them deal with their "stuff".
Some things cannot be undone. Some things cannot be unseen. They are ghosts forever haunting.
“forever haunting”
Hope! Revelation 21:4 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.”
Only unimaginable joy and peace. Now that is for eternity, but consider that after the return of the Messiah there will be no more wars. No more NEW suffering vets.
Getting guys in to get help is now the biggest obstacle, IMHO.