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How can someone go through things like that and not carry it around with them the rest of their lives is beyond me. But that is one of the realities of combat.

Some men come back and are able to move on and live out their lives, and some cannot.

I grieve for him and his family. And I have prayed for them all.

2 posted on 03/30/2023 4:52:04 AM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)

4 posted on 03/30/2023 5:01:03 AM PDT by Laslo Fripp (Semper Fidelis)

I imagine there was residual physical pain also

5 posted on 03/30/2023 5:01:46 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)

“..Some men come back and are able to move on and live out their lives, and some cannot...”

My dad suffered with it his whole life all the way to his grave. He was a WWII USMC BAR rifleman on the first wave to hit the beach of Okinawa. Those boys went thru hell.
More recently, I’ve become friends with a couple of Iraqi war vets that saw a lot of tough combat and had trouble coping when they got back stateside...mostly drugs, alcohol, etc.. Both of em today will tell you that the way they cope and continue on thru everyday life is thru their commitment and faith in Christ and the infilling power of the Holy Spirit. Both of em have decent jobs, happily married, raising families. Still, I’m sure it’s not an easy path at times, but it’s one that works for them.
Yes...hold em up in prayer.

9 posted on 03/30/2023 5:09:37 AM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")

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