I think of those who came home from battlefields and faced - and ultimately succumbed - to their own invisible war with mental health problems compounded by the horrors they experienced.
To quote George Carlin, “If we still called it ‘Shellshock’ instead of ‘Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder’, those vets would have gotten the help they needed at the time.”
Lord. I don’t know where to start. Yesterday just got back from putting flags on graves in central FL.
Never did such before. My life is private... I get almost paranoid when someone says, ‘thanks for your service.” In the 60s and 79s, it was my duty as a citizen. ‘Eff them all if they are just now realizing what ‘duty/honor/country means.
Some were taking photos. Tried to hide. This is a private voyage. In memoryof those who didn’t make it back.