When I left for Nam no body came to see us go and when we came back they dumped off on CA. there was no one there for us when we came back a lot of us came back broken but no body cared my body was broken I have PTSD it took 50 years to get help. I fly 2 American flags everyday. When I came back if they found out you had been in Nam they would sorry we just hied someone else. They thought all of us were crazy and they were afraid of us. A lot of us ended up on drugs and drinking to forget living on the Street that even made it worse because people would see them and they would see I told you there are all on drug and there all crazy.Yes a lot of us need help but we were second class junkies. I was one of the lucky ones my father had a small company .and I went to work for him.for a few years and then ran the Company for 27yrs by that time people forgot about us and I worked for several Co. the rest of my life everything from a Service Manager to a large fleet Manager. Didnt know that I didnt have any friends didnt really no why looked at people as people I couldnt trust I stayed away from people. I would get angree very ease.. I was back almost a year and went back to Okanawa married a girl I met there while I was there.we have been married 48yrs I dont know why she stayed with me the way I was no one eles would have.I love her so much. 2yrs. ago I got hurt very badly I had to be operated on they opened up my back the spine was crushed when the opened up my spine they tore all my blood vesals and the broke nerves that control all my body I lost all the blood in my body a 1Hr. wish I could tell you the rest of the story

Anonymous
Middleboro, MA