And there were those who ultimately committed suicide or fell into a history of abusing their own families. Then there were also those who were institutionalized for the remainder of their lives or who died as unknowns living on the streets and the final remaining soldiers still suffering from lack of care from the VA........
So what's your F'n point?
I agree. My father was in WWII (Battle of the Bulge). I was born several years later but, from what my mom and brothers and sisters said, he was never the same person after he returned home. He did not talk about the war, but was sometimes verbally abusive to his family. I loved him totally, but remember he had difficulty saying, “I love you” or “I’m proud of you” to any of us. He developed a heart condition in his early fifties and died a relatively young man. I believe that heart condition might never have happened had he had someone to talk to about what he went through during the war. World War II vets kept it all inside.