[wtc911]

I spend a fair amount of time at Walter Reed and with troops who have been deployed (sometimes more than once) but not wounded. One of the things that I find is that these guys do talk, given the right setting. I listen a lot and sometimes throw in an old NYPD street cop story just to hold up my end. I think that it is a good thing for them to get it out. There is no doubt that too many men have paid a lifetime price for keeping this stuff to themselves. That goes for a lot of Cops and FireFighters too.

[kellynla]

Thank you for visiting my fellow Marines and other service members.

You have no idea how much your visits are appreciated.
Those who are in military hospitals are often forgotten.

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I agree. Everyone's put together differently - I guess we were a lucky family, because Dad was very mentally strong but he also wasn't one to internalize things like this.

He said there were guys who would get off the landing craft and not even try to avoid being killed. They just lost their minds on the spot, stood straight up, and walked into it all.

Heartbreaking.