members telling their stories of
how they deal with PTSD. The stories were extremely moving and
heartbreaking.
There were two stories that really
touched me. The first was seeing a
video of a veteran who had served
3 tours in Iraq and was dealing
with severe PTSD. He wouldn’t
play with his son anymore and his
son was extremely sad. It broke
my heart for what they had both
he could do odd jobs for them so
he could make a living.
PTSD is a relatively new condition,
but one that soldiers of every war
have probably faced.
PTSD didn’t get recognized until
the 1980’s so yes, it is relatively
new by that name. However, soldiers have been experiencing it
since the days of the Greeks. It is
clearly talked about in the Iliad
His son in the video said – “My dad’s
home but he really isn’t and it sucks!
lost. His son in the video said –
“My dad’s home but he really isn’t
and it sucks!”
The other story that touched me
was a veteran coming home from
Afghanistan and not being able
to find work as his PTSD meant he
could not drive anymore. In order
to support his family, he would go
to his neighbor’s houses asking if
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Achilles. Shakespeare clearly
makes a reference to it in Henry IV
part 2 when Kate keeps talking to
Hotspur about why won’t he sleep
anymore.
During the Revolution, men were
called cowards when they would
not fight anymore or thought as
crazy. In the Civil War they were
said to have “soldiers heart.” In
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