I know if gunfire started coming my way, I wouldn’t be thinking about defending freedom and liberty for all, I’d be thinking I’d better duck and I need new underwear!!!
Vets are an incredible bunch.
The only time I felt real fear was after 9/11, I was working in Rock Plaza and the announcement came out that a toxin was put in the air vents and we were locked down. It was a terrible stomach sinking feeling.
Do Vets feel this at all times in War? If they do, they are MUCH better man than I am and my poultry contribution to their welfare needs to be upped.
CUT welfare and SNAP except for the Neediest and send the money to our soldiers!!
Do Vets feel this at all times in War?
When I first deployed to Iraq I was rather nervous about possibly getting killed/wounded. The FOB I was at was for a time known as mortar alley. The first few times we took rockets/mortars I was quite beside myself with the “Oh crap!” feeling. After many days of it I was more annoyed than anything else.
My wife asked me how it was and I told her it was boring. When she finally found out about the rockets/mortars she asked me how I could say it was boring. I told her that after it happening so often for so long it became boring.
I do still get that tingle in my stomach in certain times/situations. Such as when driving along and seeing an item along the side of the road that just doesn’t look right. And I absolutely HATE driving in the lane next to those concrete barriers!