I finished 12 years of active service and was discharged in 2009. I had always served with pride and honor, but after I actively sought help for my CPTSD, the VA brushed me off with a single, one hour shrink session and sent me on my way. I was severely disillusioned and eventually chose to leave the country I fought for with all my heart. Your video shows nothing less than the truth and for that I am sincerely grateful. Thank you so much for your time and effort. fmr 2papa Bco. 3/75rgr
All Veterans need to work together to help others get through with their chin held high. We cannot count on others to understand unless they, themselves, have been there. Stay positive.
Why can't our soldiers fight with rubber bullets? That way, they could capture the opposing army instead of killing them. Plus, there would be no civilian casualties.
This would end PTSD and make self-defense as fun as football!
Thank you. I'm glad civilians are doing something about this, because God as my witness, the Military isn't. You know, there are posters on the base that have pictures of soldiers and they say "Not All Wounds are Visible." Its a joke. The Army has a lot to answer for, and they need to take responsibility. I killed so many ppl in Afghanistan that it would make a "normal" person SICK! What am I supposed to do now? I am tired. I'm so glad civilians are listenening.
@Yeshua001 You did what you had to. I didn't walk in your shoes, but I did survive a cult experience so I know what ptsd is like in a smaller way. Education helped me, but through books, not school. Learning about Robert Kiyosaki helped me, and he was a Marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Don't go inwards and don't feel you have to hide; the world is still here and there is still more you just have to figure out how to connect with it how you want to.
@Yeshua001 Thank you for preserving our way of life also. People like you are what made me be able to read books and grow myself. We all have different reasons for life, and sometimes having gone down the rabbit hole is the only way to find yourself, don't give up hope, because you're in the drivers seat.
@Yeshua001 What you were involved in was more stimulation than in civilian life unless you're high up in business or an explorer imo. Kiyosaki is making 2 million a month now b/c he channeled the memories into business. He says he has an unfair advantage because his friends died, so he can't give up. There is a Time interview with him on YT. I heard a saying once it said the only way to get rid of memories is to make new ones. Maybe it's true maybe not.
They denied my father the first time he applied for disability, they said he wasn't in combat in Vietnam. They should have asked the son of a Vietnam Vet. Have you ever had to wake your father up with a stick so he wouldn't hit you, or cry outside on the sidewalk on the 4th of july because your father is in the front yard yelling "incoming". He did recieve 100% disability for severe PTSD recently.
Most people who go through a traumatic event have some symptoms at the beginning. Bad memories of the traumatic event can come back at any time. You may feel the same fear and horror you did when the event took place. You may have nightmares. You may find it hard to express your feelings. This is another way to avoid memories. If you have PSTD you need to cope with the illness and move forward with your life.
The thing is, you can just as easily suffer from PTSD due to conflict in marriage and career building.I doubt very many people are not effected to some degree by the disorder.We need all the help we can to combat it's terrible results.
i dont understand why people are hating solider have they even thought that soldier join the military knowing they might not come home to there wifes to there fammilys but they go to keep people who hate them safe WHO FUCKING HATE THEM but they do it they die for those people who hate them im 12 and i want to sign up for the USMC when im old enough but fuck the poeple who hate soldiers
@xlr8n99 How so buttbreath you know something I dont Last time I checked we are not interested in helping any countries that dont have something we can steal Look how all the contractors are lining up to get a Libya's oil You go over and kill and disable yourselves for the rich mans profit but dont start crying when he cuts your benefits cause its coming Your the "COMPLETE IDIOT"
Keller Williams Elite Properties is stepping forward to make a difference in the community and are dedicated to helping Veterans who suffer from PTSD and have been unable to get the proper treatment needed. To learn how you can help, go to: kwaventura.webs.com or Keller Williams Elite Properties (Memo *GIFFT/Red Day) at 20801 Biscayne Blvd #101 Aventura, Fl 33180 305-931-2224 ***If you know of someone who is a Veteran or if you are a Veteran with PTSD, please contact us.
I am a 100% total and perm disabled PTSD vet and the VA does not treat me like garbage, Not all hospitals and vet centers are the same. So don't point fingers at the whole VA system. The VA saved my life!! and the life of two of my soldiers. Where am I talking about??? North or South Dakota, Montana those facilities. So if you are getting screwed so bad there Move!!
There is NO sufficient help through government facilities, or other traditional ones. All they want to do is shove pills down their throats. So instead of trying to treat the after effects why not go strait to the source and stop sending our bright young men and women into other countries?
@dancinjansen18 Agreed, Killing isnt exactly healthy. Here's the drug that rebuilds cortizol resceptors & its 100% herbal. Phosphatidyl Serine Matrix. Touche' I AM Infancy PTSD(for life), top that bitches. Generational abuse/child abuse. This pill along with a ZERO caffiene diet equals = A switch from the Amygdalla(fight or flight) to the frontal lobe rational. You cant just make this shit up, The secret is to turn the fear into anger, then diffuse, realize the world is whats messed up
Dont seek any kind of help thru any gov health care ptsd vets. you will be sorry. your better off dead to them, dont surrender vets not now not ever. best of luck.
We showed this to our vets mens group..sometimes slowley, sometimes quickly as a team of like mined tears of soldiers, sailors airman and marines of all eras, we bond as a team, forever in healing, and in battles of stigmas jolts from outsiders, we keep it real..
Bruce sent Max Weinberg, his drummer to our town for a concert to raise money for our homeless veterans,music heals, and artists who help us make transition better for all communities. thank you. wwwalumniveteransorg
my husband commited suicide when he disapeered. he was severly disabled from an ied attack. i miss him every day but he doesnt have to suffer anymore.
My heart goes out to all who suffer from ptsd. I came across a book that deeply touches the subject more than any other type book I've read before. Please visit kaitlyngant dotcom
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It's a book that explores the darkness yet gives hope.
I'm trying to bring attention to the plight of the returning veterans with PTSD. Please listen to my song: "No Shame In Cryin."The song is an older veteran (I'm a Vietnam medic vet) talking to the younger guys just returning to get the help they need. No Shame In Cryin airplaydirect link on my website below
Greater awareness of PTSD is essential. It's not a failure, it's a natural response to the horrors of war and abuse. These are our brothers & sisters, and we need to take care of them, not assume they'll just be fine.
you know, they say that its ok to have PTSD. that it wont affect getting a good job. EFFIN BULLSHIT. When they find out Im dealing with PTSD, they look for any reason not hire me. Now im job less, fighting to use my GI-bill, and dealing with "PTSD". how is it ok? there is no cure for it, just living with it. this is why many vets commit suicide. casue theres no help, the VA doesnt care, really they dont.
@imissmymarine I am so sorry, i will pray for you. My sister was married to a Navy seal and when he got back from war, he drove them all the way across the country and dropped them off in my driveway with nothing but the clothes on their back.
blessings to you and your family.
My son is currently on blackout in Afghanistan and already injured, traumatized and still has 8 more months.
@imissmymarine i suffer with severe ptsd i was shot and hit with an ied in afghanistan and well honostly its a hard thing to ever overcome ive been back a year now and recovering from my injuries and most of its hard to over come what me and my brothers went through im sorry mam
@21usarmy21 well ty for what you have done for me and my daughter. as for my husband he took his life when he disapeered. just get the help you need and remeber you have a friend forever within me.
using bruce for this video is a slap in the face to us war veterans. bruce was a draft dodger a war protester, a nobama suupporter yet , he keeps quiet about the war now that nobama is in office. hope this bastard gets cancer like t kennedy, you anti american bastard
Sorry for being a hard ass but sometimes it takes a hard ass to provoke action. Who doesn't have PTSD? The wealthy? The elite? The people who keep perpetuating a 3000% profit off killing? Just some thoughts. I think it's a good video and I think it's important for folks to know that McCain said he supported the soldiers and then voted NO to fund the VA. Why do you think that is? Because he knows the soldiers and veterans will likely stop voting and simply not do anything about it.
I'm a veteran of OEF and OIF, did 2 tours in the middle east, and I think you need to shut your ignorant mouth. These men and women knew damn well what they were getting into when they signed up, and they sacrificed limbs, body parts, their mental health, even their lives. Each soldier represents a little piece of freedom you enjoy and take for granted each day. They do it anyway. How about you show a little fucking respect, asshole.
@poopjuice0 Hey bro I am also a OIF/OEF veteran. I did 4 tours are an infantry marine. When i signed up i knew i could lose my life. But no one told me the war i would bring back home. Alot of us prior to 9/11 never knew what combat would do, and was never informned on the real struggle. So we didnt sign up for that....But i agree with you, respect us and better respect freedom!!!
@poopjuice0 Very few wars can be justified. I have plenty of friends that were combat veterans. I am a veteran like my dad and his brothers. The current wars could have been prevented. You served to the defend freedom of expression so why use profanity ?
Where in the fuck do u get off.... I don't see anyone esle agreeing with your fucking comment....You need 2 walk around with some panties on like the BITCH
I took the time to read all the comments, ans I wish I could forcibly enlist some of the demented assholes who posted some really venemous stuff, and send them to a war-zone.
Well done. I am a 100% permenently disabled veteran. The Veterans Administration treats us veterans w/ PTSD like garbage. This is a national discrace.
@DAVPERM69 I agree. I am on my second try trying to get help and healthcare for Combat PTSD and traumatic brain injury. They denied me the first time saying there was not sufficient proof of combat action. Do I have to be 65 years old or missing a limb to get help? Thank You for your service to our country. Semper Fi!!!
@DAVPERM69 I could not agree more. I too have PTSD and let me tell you, the cause of my PTSD was less stressful then going through the process of getting diagnosed with it. I sat there across from my VA interviewer and the guy would literally shake his head and smirk at my answers. The VA health-care system is permanently and irrevocably broken and I will NEVER got to it for care, I use my Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
I served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a part of the Australian Army. I was 19 at the time, and I'm now 23. This video truly made me cry, and if you haven't been on a battlefield and seen the things that can happen to those close to you then you won't fully understand or appreciate this video. Thankyou to the author, I think it's great that someone is finally recognising combat veterans...
I have PTSD from being bullied for years, but I channelled it into activism and patriotism. The PTSD of these warriors must be much worse. If you haven't been bullied, you don't understand - and if you haven't been on a battlefield, you don't understand or appreciate...
you are the kind of guy that will talk shit but wont ever get the balls do something like go fight for your country. dont talk shit unless you have been in someones shoes. beardy fucking weirdy.
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I have PTSD from seeing war at early age too.... Da Costa syndrom : a soldier's heart... Something ppl who dont experience, dont understand.... Great video guys... Well done A+
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"an issue involving dignity" ?!?! WHO THE FUCK YOU ARE TO TALK ABOUT DIGNITY !!! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT SOME DOGS OF WAR !!! SOME RABID WILD BEASTS !!! IF THE MASTER DOESN'T CARE FOR HIS PUPPIES AFTER HE USED THEM TO HUNT THEN DON'T COME BEGGING FOR HELP !!! DIE WITH DIGNITY IF DIGNITY IS WHAT YOU WANT !!! YOU CAUSED HARM TO INNOCENTS SO YOU GOT NO RIGHT TO ASK FOR HELP !!! DIE LIKE A DOG !!!!!!!!!!!!
poisonfume: You are an asshole of the highest order. If you don't want to hear about what our troops have gone through, then shut up!.....You poor pathetic jerk-off!!
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yoo EAT SHIT AND DIE YOU SELF ASS FUCKING LITTLE GAY FAGGOT !!! before people join the army, no matter from what country, there is a psychological test they have to undergo! so yes if you can't handle the war, THEN DON'T GO TO WAR !!! not everybody is made to resist fear. if you're a coward then stay with the cows and stfu !!! what's the problem!
imb just what i was trying to explain - demented psychopaths like you ~*MUST*~ be tortured butchered and killed. there can be no other way to restore peace and balance
poisinbuttfume, the best part of SCUM like ran down,you get the picture and if you don't, Ill draw it with a crayon.Your a RETARD! Dont know shit from shineola!!Go back to you scumb rock you were under!!!!! Your just TRASH!!
imb what better could i expect from a demented psychotic rickety orphan such as yourself? really now.. could i expect something better than this?... i said it from the start and i said it CLEARLY - shitheads like you MUST be butchered tortured and eliminated from the surface of this planet for peace to exist. most likely you suffer from PTSD and you live on tax paying money like a parasitic anal worm like a blood sucking leech! you bring no good in this world please die and burn in hell
Hey handydude6 dont give up on the VA currently there is a lot of techniques being used to help veterans like your self. You courageously defended us then come home to the horrible things you have experienced Im sorry for your troubles. However you are not alone have you tried group therapy, family therapy? these are all benefits the VA provides I promise you with the stories you have in your mind many people would like to hear and learn from your experies think positive and dont give up.
Great job on the video, its good to see that this is finally comming out, after serving twice in Iraq (03-05 / 05-07) After I came home the second time I was on autopilot. Almost offed myself, but with some help I have begun to recover. Thank you.
40 years after Vietnam, I am just beginning to realize it is me and not all the others, who have a problem. I have no friends that call, two marriages that ended bitterly. I can't keep a job for long without going ballistic on someone. My 3 kids almost never call. I tried the meds, and I might as well be drunk all the time. I stopped making Cortisol after a mortar almost killed me. So my health has been terrible for 40 years. Getting help from VA is like pulling teeth from a chicken.
1zzzzzzzz1: So true. Question: Have you or do you know of anyone who (years later) just woke up and realized they are not the same person they thought they used to be? I mean, to wake up and realize you are no longer in war, but you are still "fighting" and "Hypergivilant" in your own mind?
Than I got some serious issues. I knew I should have joined the airforce and not the Marines. Still hypervigiland and always on alert. Got out in 1994.
If you really want to help, do a class project on how Veterans are losing their children, how CPS (Child Protective Services) is stealing their children. PTSD diagnoses are used by CPS to deny parents their rights. People think the government is there to help them - wrong! If you want help, get it from friends and family, or religion or anything but the government. The government is corrupt. Don't find out the hard way. Don't lose your children. Protect them from CPS. Educate yourself.
Boeing747fourhundred - they'll do worse than abandon you. They'll use PTSD as an excuse to steal your children. Please educate others about this. Vets are losing their children because CPS is claiming vets who have PTSD are unfit parents.
Veterans BEWARE! PSTD may be used against you in order to take your children from you. Educate yourself before you participate in any programs or testing which is "supposed" to help you.
im a iraq with who's been dignosed with ptsd. i dont talk about it b/c i feel ashamed about it b/c its like you're just weak minded. also theres alot of phony soldiers out there who didnt leave the wire once but will tell you they did. i was in the infrantry kicking in doors everyday.
The question is not whether PTSD is real and serious. It's a devastating mental illness. The question is how many veterans have PTSD, and clearly our goal should be to try to address the veterans' needs and help them deal with their problems and move on in life.
i have ptsd and its no joke. i have so many nightmares. i wake up screaming at night. certaint sounds and smells set me off to and give me flashbacks. i used to be very angry and flip out of stupid things. but im over that now. like they say "only the dead have seen the end of war" fuck war it created so much pain for me. and fuck iraq. the paranoia is the worst part. u think every situation can turn into a combat situation and ur always prepared for it. sometimes u wish it would turn into one.
holy shit you got that right, i walk around tensed up and fully aware of everthing around me. wait to be attacked, going to sleep at night is not fun. drinking makes me let my guard down, so i do it a lot. i go to the VA to see a therapist, but its a long process.
everything about it sucks. i live everyday in pain and hurt. the feeling will never leave. you just learn to live with it. people dont care to hear your stories and what combat feels like. so trust me dont waist ur time trying to explain. they will never know the feeling of being scared like that and the anger it makes. just learn to shut it out of ur life as much as u can. my gf wakes me up and hugs and kisses me to try and make me feel better when im screamin in my sleep.
but thats all she can do. she doesnt know what it is like over there. she has watched iraq war movies trying to understand. but those dont explain anything. just find a outlet for when u have bad days or moments. find something that makes u happy and when ur having a bad day or moment go do that. i was on a real bad path for a while. finaly i told myself to come to terms with what i had saw and done over there and get on with my life. and since that point ive been a lot better.
heloclown, alchohol is an insidious drug that never helped with anything - it fools you, and then one day you are trapped, an alchoholic. Find other ways to relieve stress. One of the best ways is weight lifting. But there are many ways. Also, if you drink, you will be hanging out with people who aren't healthy, physically and emotionally. Better to be with people who may at first appear boring, but who will be good for you, and care about you, not where their next drink comes from.
The V.A. recognizes the problem but refuses to treat it correctly. Still to this day the only thing offered us is toxic drugs. Biofeedback works better but takes too much time. More doctore subscribing more toxic drugs is not the answer to PTSD.
I was injured during COMBAT TRAINING right before my unit left for Iraq. I had to have several spinal surgeries. I spent 17 months in a Medical Holding company. I had so much guilt for not being with my unit. It was hard seeing all these injured soldiers. Many were PTSD patients. The Army treated those injured soldiers so terrible. We had one soldier that killed himself. I will never forget my time there or the many soldiers that touched my life during my 12 years in the military.
I don't expect anyone who has never been in a combat zone to understand. But imagine that at any time you could be killed by people that hate you and you can't just leave because you now live with the people that want to kill you. There is no escape only survival. When you have to survive possible death for a year then you can understand.
Yeah I went to Afghanistan for a year and lost friends and it is rediculous for people to think that you can just leave that environment of stressing about being killed every day for a year and they think you should just come back and be normal again.....NO!!!! I prayed on every mission for god just to let me live and it was everything I had just to keep the anger out of me when I returned here
I was never in a combat zone and i can never understand fully. But I can imagine that the PEOPLE, the innocent civillians that was killed for wicked reasons must have had all that terrible feelings you felt a thousand fold. Because they are JUST there, trying to defend themselves and their countries without no weapons, only rocks and sands and whatever they could grab. It will NOT be normal again for them either. At least you came back in one piece, theyve lost the loved ones.But one thing for..
@panda62209 You're right they should defend themselves with the never-found biological weapons, the only problem is that they dont kiss jewish asses like you guys do, and so they were not ruled by proxy. And they DEFINITELY do not use tag lines such as "we are here to help you", rip off people's flash and still expect to be welcomed with flower petals!
hi. im a senior and im required to do a senior project on a current issue, and i chose ptsd. I was wondering if you would allow me to use your video in my presentation, as it pertains directly to my topic. im trying to spread awareness about ptsd and this video is amazing! in my research, i came across the same statistics, and its all so sad. so please let me know when you get a chance! Thanks!
I never wanted to post on the video. I didn't want it to become a political statement. Only recently I've seen these nasty arguments on this board. Please take it somewhere else. Just let the video speak for itself. Out of humanity, just try and show some empathy (not simpathy) for someone in need. People join up for a lot of reasons. Whatever it is, they joined. I thank them for that. Don't let this become ugly, because I think we can help people by listening.
And about the song we chose: 1. We put together the slides before choosing a song, so we needed something that meshed time-wise. 2. The concept works: When the soldiers are away, in harms way, all their friends and family can think about is how badly they want them home safely. And when they return, we can only hope that they see how badly we need them, not just as soldiers but as the great people they are in our lives.
Sure they volunteered and we paid them but they're still Americans and need our help.
My second day back from Nam an old friend came up to me at a party and asked me not to talk about the war because it "wasn't pleasant." That's not a pleasant memory to have in addition to the war. Even what you say can make a difference. aloha :) ray
For me ptsd is like living in hell everyday. The only people who really understand are fellow vets who saw what I saw. The docs at the VA only know about combat from books. How about walking a mile in my nightmares then tell me how I feel.
its lonely also. i just cant interact with people because after a few hours they realize something aint right about me. facial tics, memory loss and what my shrink calls looping. and im quick to fight. life sucks.the meds make me a walking zombie.
PTSD is so bad for soldiers that served for a certain period, I can't imagine how it must be for the people who actually live their whole lives in war-torn countries
Could care less if they aren't american this is dedicated to our own so this comment wasn't necessary. You know I hear this crap all the time. Unless if you have experienced it you have nothing to say.
yes, this is like joining a cult and then complaining they made you do crazy stuff. I wish every soldier on earth would just walk away from their post so we rationists can live in peace without these jock cowboys killing and bombing everything in sight
shut up do you think befor you type. if every soldier walked away from thare post then who would protedt you and give you the right so say dumb stuff?
if all soldiers around the world walked away from post then that includes the opposition too. wow you must be a genius, let me guess, you rode those really short busses to school, the ones with the wheelchair lift on them? either that or you are a blood thirsty savage religious bible thumper (xtian muslam, or jew) nutjob who has a direct line to god who tells you to support wars that murder innocent people like me. I am so glad I am not xenophobic, unlike yourself
I am MORE sorry for those INNOCENT people these people KILLED. The real ENEMY is the president himself.
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I finished 12 years of active service and was discharged in 2009. I had always served with pride and honor, but after I actively sought help for my CPTSD, the VA brushed me off with a single, one hour shrink session and sent me on my way. I was severely disillusioned and eventually chose to leave the country I fought for with all my heart. Your video shows nothing less than the truth and for that I am sincerely grateful. Thank you so much for your time and effort. fmr 2papa Bco. 3/75rgr
ReturnofMichiko 1 month ago
All Veterans need to work together to help others get through with their chin held high. We cannot count on others to understand unless they, themselves, have been there. Stay positive.
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Why can't our soldiers fight with rubber bullets? That way, they could capture the opposing army instead of killing them. Plus, there would be no civilian casualties.
This would end PTSD and make self-defense as fun as football!
eastariel 2 months ago
Thank you. I'm glad civilians are doing something about this, because God as my witness, the Military isn't. You know, there are posters on the base that have pictures of soldiers and they say "Not All Wounds are Visible." Its a joke. The Army has a lot to answer for, and they need to take responsibility. I killed so many ppl in Afghanistan that it would make a "normal" person SICK! What am I supposed to do now? I am tired. I'm so glad civilians are listenening.
Yeshua001 3 months ago
@Yeshua001 You did what you had to. I didn't walk in your shoes, but I did survive a cult experience so I know what ptsd is like in a smaller way. Education helped me, but through books, not school. Learning about Robert Kiyosaki helped me, and he was a Marine helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Don't go inwards and don't feel you have to hide; the world is still here and there is still more you just have to figure out how to connect with it how you want to.
FinancialSP 2 months ago
@Yeshua001 Thank you for preserving our way of life also. People like you are what made me be able to read books and grow myself. We all have different reasons for life, and sometimes having gone down the rabbit hole is the only way to find yourself, don't give up hope, because you're in the drivers seat.
FinancialSP 2 months ago
@Yeshua001 What you were involved in was more stimulation than in civilian life unless you're high up in business or an explorer imo. Kiyosaki is making 2 million a month now b/c he channeled the memories into business. He says he has an unfair advantage because his friends died, so he can't give up. There is a Time interview with him on YT. I heard a saying once it said the only way to get rid of memories is to make new ones. Maybe it's true maybe not.
FinancialSP 2 months ago
I served..and saw more death and hurt than any man should. Give us a break and show us vets the respect we need and warrent. Semper Fi.
sp3xs 3 months ago
They denied my father the first time he applied for disability, they said he wasn't in combat in Vietnam. They should have asked the son of a Vietnam Vet. Have you ever had to wake your father up with a stick so he wouldn't hit you, or cry outside on the sidewalk on the 4th of july because your father is in the front yard yelling "incoming". He did recieve 100% disability for severe PTSD recently.
ToadsNSlugs 4 months ago
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coachmiami 4 months ago
Most people who go through a traumatic event have some symptoms at the beginning. Bad memories of the traumatic event can come back at any time. You may feel the same fear and horror you did when the event took place. You may have nightmares. You may find it hard to express your feelings. This is another way to avoid memories. If you have PSTD you need to cope with the illness and move forward with your life.
voiceforveterans 4 months ago
thank you for posting this. God bless our troops.
TheMOAAChannel 6 months ago
The thing is, you can just as easily suffer from PTSD due to conflict in marriage and career building.I doubt very many people are not effected to some degree by the disorder.We need all the help we can to combat it's terrible results.
Pomiferous 7 months ago
now that i think of it i think my Grandfather has PTSD when anyone talks about like the war he just zones out....he was in korea
halodude178 7 months ago
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!
RocknRollFansOnly 7 months ago
i dont understand why people are hating solider have they even thought that soldier join the military knowing they might not come home to there wifes to there fammilys but they go to keep people who hate them safe WHO FUCKING HATE THEM but they do it they die for those people who hate them im 12 and i want to sign up for the USMC when im old enough but fuck the poeple who hate soldiers
halodude178 7 months ago
@halodude178 great choice of words..but i completely understand this problem.. people just dont give a crap about soldiers anymore its sick
Mikevodka21 7 months ago
How does it feel to be tools of politicians and to fight for Arab oil?
YafatFuqa 7 months ago
@YafatFuqa you are a complete idiot.
xlr8n99 5 months ago
@xlr8n99 How so buttbreath you know something I dont Last time I checked we are not interested in helping any countries that dont have something we can steal Look how all the contractors are lining up to get a Libya's oil You go over and kill and disable yourselves for the rich mans profit but dont start crying when he cuts your benefits cause its coming Your the "COMPLETE IDIOT"
YafatFuqa 5 months ago
Keller Williams Elite Properties is stepping forward to make a difference in the community and are dedicated to helping Veterans who suffer from PTSD and have been unable to get the proper treatment needed. To learn how you can help, go to: kwaventura.webs.com or Keller Williams Elite Properties (Memo *GIFFT/Red Day) at 20801 Biscayne Blvd #101 Aventura, Fl 33180 305-931-2224 ***If you know of someone who is a Veteran or if you are a Veteran with PTSD, please contact us.
Tracefully 9 months ago
Be strong my fellow soldiers
22Casey 9 months ago
Been There done that but never wanted the T shirt! I think you did a great job with this video. It says alot in many different ways! OIF Vet!!!!
dogdudeist 9 months ago
I am a 100% total and perm disabled PTSD vet and the VA does not treat me like garbage, Not all hospitals and vet centers are the same. So don't point fingers at the whole VA system. The VA saved my life!! and the life of two of my soldiers. Where am I talking about??? North or South Dakota, Montana those facilities. So if you are getting screwed so bad there Move!!
armydaddy 10 months ago
There is NO sufficient help through government facilities, or other traditional ones. All they want to do is shove pills down their throats. So instead of trying to treat the after effects why not go strait to the source and stop sending our bright young men and women into other countries?
dancinjansen18 10 months ago
@dancinjansen18 Agreed, Killing isnt exactly healthy. Here's the drug that rebuilds cortizol resceptors & its 100% herbal. Phosphatidyl Serine Matrix. Touche' I AM Infancy PTSD(for life), top that bitches. Generational abuse/child abuse. This pill along with a ZERO caffiene diet equals = A switch from the Amygdalla(fight or flight) to the frontal lobe rational. You cant just make this shit up, The secret is to turn the fear into anger, then diffuse, realize the world is whats messed up
LendMeYourHand 9 months ago
its really sad to read all these comments. We give so much for our country they should look after you all Vets. I salute you.
gtvapsamtik 11 months ago
Dont seek any kind of help thru any gov health care ptsd vets. you will be sorry. your better off dead to them, dont surrender vets not now not ever. best of luck.
Tarten46 1 year ago
I love and respect all good troops, and I will never foret their sacrifices I just hope I'll be remembered fr mine when I sign up.
TenaciousMarine 1 year ago
I am not a disable vet. I did pick some dent and dings in Ft. Bragg and the 101st in Vietnam. Combat? My Spine was fractured by my jumps.
Rich
82abnoff 1 year ago
We showed this to our vets mens group..sometimes slowley, sometimes quickly as a team of like mined tears of soldiers, sailors airman and marines of all eras, we bond as a team, forever in healing, and in battles of stigmas jolts from outsiders, we keep it real..
Bruce sent Max Weinberg, his drummer to our town for a concert to raise money for our homeless veterans,music heals, and artists who help us make transition better for all communities. thank you. wwwalumniveteransorg
AlumniVeterans 1 year ago
Used and abused. You can see how this country has fallen.
cedricalien 1 year ago
my husband commited suicide when he disapeered. he was severly disabled from an ied attack. i miss him every day but he doesnt have to suffer anymore.
imissmymarine 1 year ago
@imissmymarine i'm so sorry for your loss. god bless you.
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gman21871 1 year ago
I'm trying to bring attention to the plight of the returning veterans with PTSD. Please listen to my song: "No Shame In Cryin."The song is an older veteran (I'm a Vietnam medic vet) talking to the younger guys just returning to get the help they need. No Shame In Cryin airplaydirect link on my website below
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paxvet 1 year ago
America isnt at war, the military is at war, America is at the mall.
teropterin 1 year ago
Greater awareness of PTSD is essential. It's not a failure, it's a natural response to the horrors of war and abuse. These are our brothers & sisters, and we need to take care of them, not assume they'll just be fine.
ChooseMyFamily 1 year ago
you know, they say that its ok to have PTSD. that it wont affect getting a good job. EFFIN BULLSHIT. When they find out Im dealing with PTSD, they look for any reason not hire me. Now im job less, fighting to use my GI-bill, and dealing with "PTSD". how is it ok? there is no cure for it, just living with it. this is why many vets commit suicide. casue theres no help, the VA doesnt care, really they dont.
zapata189er 1 year ago
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imissmymarine 1 year ago
@imissmymarine I am so sorry, i will pray for you. My sister was married to a Navy seal and when he got back from war, he drove them all the way across the country and dropped them off in my driveway with nothing but the clothes on their back.
blessings to you and your family.
My son is currently on blackout in Afghanistan and already injured, traumatized and still has 8 more months.
I know its hard...wish i could say more
cinderellamomof4 1 year ago
@imissmymarine i suffer with severe ptsd i was shot and hit with an ied in afghanistan and well honostly its a hard thing to ever overcome ive been back a year now and recovering from my injuries and most of its hard to over come what me and my brothers went through im sorry mam
21usarmy21 1 year ago
@21usarmy21 well ty for what you have done for me and my daughter. as for my husband he took his life when he disapeered. just get the help you need and remeber you have a friend forever within me.
imissmymarine 1 year ago
The health of a country it is closely related to the level of cares and gratitute to whom served and took defense of the nation´s interest.
AD49938 1 year ago
1:27 badass
usnavyseals99 1 year ago
"War and the Soul" - Tick, ISBN: 083560831X
costanza187 1 year ago
To see a program that is really working to help vets cure PTSD:, see the Youtube video: "Taking The Hurt Out Of The Hurt Locker".
cb108 1 year ago
using bruce for this video is a slap in the face to us war veterans. bruce was a draft dodger a war protester, a nobama suupporter yet , he keeps quiet about the war now that nobama is in office. hope this bastard gets cancer like t kennedy, you anti american bastard
chitown1966 1 year ago
Sorry for being a hard ass but sometimes it takes a hard ass to provoke action. Who doesn't have PTSD? The wealthy? The elite? The people who keep perpetuating a 3000% profit off killing? Just some thoughts. I think it's a good video and I think it's important for folks to know that McCain said he supported the soldiers and then voted NO to fund the VA. Why do you think that is? Because he knows the soldiers and veterans will likely stop voting and simply not do anything about it.
HostileNegotiator 1 year ago
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HostileNegotiator 1 year ago
I'm a veteran of OEF and OIF, did 2 tours in the middle east, and I think you need to shut your ignorant mouth. These men and women knew damn well what they were getting into when they signed up, and they sacrificed limbs, body parts, their mental health, even their lives. Each soldier represents a little piece of freedom you enjoy and take for granted each day. They do it anyway. How about you show a little fucking respect, asshole.
poopjuice0 1 year ago
@poopjuice0 Hey bro I am also a OIF/OEF veteran. I did 4 tours are an infantry marine. When i signed up i knew i could lose my life. But no one told me the war i would bring back home. Alot of us prior to 9/11 never knew what combat would do, and was never informned on the real struggle. So we didnt sign up for that....But i agree with you, respect us and better respect freedom!!!
minorkaos 1 year ago
@poopjuice0 Very few wars can be justified. I have plenty of friends that were combat veterans. I am a veteran like my dad and his brothers. The current wars could have been prevented. You served to the defend freedom of expression so why use profanity ?
airforcemax 1 year ago
"we felt like War Veterans in America are marginalized and discounted and it's wrong. "
fucking aye. i thought i was the only one that saw it. its nice knowing other ppl agree.
hellsingorg2 1 year ago
@hellsingorg2 same in the british armed forces, the elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about
juzblazejr 1 year ago
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leonardopiovesan 2 years ago
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fuckin war vets..they should all die, tamil tigers would rape them
kratos9119 2 years ago
Where in the fuck do u get off.... I don't see anyone esle agreeing with your fucking comment....You need 2 walk around with some panties on like the BITCH
Corlone74 1 year ago
@kratos9119
Your an evil person
mofohains 1 year ago
Listen
TheRevGBones 2 years ago
Good video.
I took the time to read all the comments, ans I wish I could forcibly enlist some of the demented assholes who posted some really venemous stuff, and send them to a war-zone.
RonnySayfan 2 years ago 2
What song?
k4show 2 years ago
You're Missing by Bruce Springsteen on The Rising album
ChaseKapitzky 1 year ago
Well done. I am a 100% permenently disabled veteran. The Veterans Administration treats us veterans w/ PTSD like garbage. This is a national discrace.
DAVPERM69 2 years ago 16
you are not kidding....the VA is a joke.
outkastdashit 2 years ago
@DAVPERM69 thanks for everything..I'm joining the marines as soon I am old enough...
Lordteren3 1 year ago
@DAVPERM69 I agree. I am on my second try trying to get help and healthcare for Combat PTSD and traumatic brain injury. They denied me the first time saying there was not sufficient proof of combat action. Do I have to be 65 years old or missing a limb to get help? Thank You for your service to our country. Semper Fi!!!
mountainman28713 1 year ago
@DAVPERM69 I could not agree more. I too have PTSD and let me tell you, the cause of my PTSD was less stressful then going through the process of getting diagnosed with it. I sat there across from my VA interviewer and the guy would literally shake his head and smirk at my answers. The VA health-care system is permanently and irrevocably broken and I will NEVER got to it for care, I use my Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
midlandflyguy 6 months ago
@DAVPERM69 I was treated rather well.....but maybe it's a different facility
kishaba1980 2 months ago
I served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a part of the Australian Army. I was 19 at the time, and I'm now 23. This video truly made me cry, and if you haven't been on a battlefield and seen the things that can happen to those close to you then you won't fully understand or appreciate this video. Thankyou to the author, I think it's great that someone is finally recognising combat veterans...
turambar54 2 years ago 23
@turambar54
It does hit the heart
Iraq Veteran
mofohains 1 year ago
@turambar54 real question is wtf are you doin in iraq? oil? you soldier of imperialism.. i hope you die all
ilterisbuminkarahan 4 months ago
I have PTSD from being bullied for years, but I channelled it into activism and patriotism. The PTSD of these warriors must be much worse. If you haven't been bullied, you don't understand - and if you haven't been on a battlefield, you don't understand or appreciate...
Ms. LaReina
(the original Operation Desert Pinup Girl)
PatrioticBlonde 2 years ago 3
Does anyone know who sings this song?
weeester82 2 years ago
It sounds like Bruce Springsteen......
MarraBlue 2 years ago
this is 'Your Missing, by Bruce Springsteen'
weeblerbob 2 years ago 2
magilla...are you a jew? haha.
sillygoose59 2 years ago
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lol stupid fucking americans deserve it
MAGILLAFACE669 2 years ago
you are the kind of guy that will talk shit but wont ever get the balls do something like go fight for your country. dont talk shit unless you have been in someones shoes. beardy fucking weirdy.
4backnwheeldrive 2 years ago
beardy fucking weirdy?
you aspie fucktard
MAGILLAFACE669 2 years ago
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danMillstein 2 years ago
I have PTSD from seeing war at early age too.... Da Costa syndrom : a soldier's heart... Something ppl who dont experience, dont understand.... Great video guys... Well done A+
griffonsa 2 years ago
Maybe some of you great fighters Nazis should experience combat and loss, even the dam Nazis suffered from it too, Wake up!
mobilechief 2 years ago
poison you can never understand, partly because you still come across as you're growing pubes. doop.
aussiesoldier89 2 years ago 3
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"an issue involving dignity" ?!?! WHO THE FUCK YOU ARE TO TALK ABOUT DIGNITY !!! YOU'RE NOTHING BUT SOME DOGS OF WAR !!! SOME RABID WILD BEASTS !!! IF THE MASTER DOESN'T CARE FOR HIS PUPPIES AFTER HE USED THEM TO HUNT THEN DON'T COME BEGGING FOR HELP !!! DIE WITH DIGNITY IF DIGNITY IS WHAT YOU WANT !!! YOU CAUSED HARM TO INNOCENTS SO YOU GOT NO RIGHT TO ASK FOR HELP !!! DIE LIKE A DOG !!!!!!!!!!!!
poisonfume 2 years ago
poisonfume: You are an asshole of the highest order. If you don't want to hear about what our troops have gone through, then shut up!.....You poor pathetic jerk-off!!
YoozaLie 2 years ago 2
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yoo EAT SHIT AND DIE YOU SELF ASS FUCKING LITTLE GAY FAGGOT !!! before people join the army, no matter from what country, there is a psychological test they have to undergo! so yes if you can't handle the war, THEN DON'T GO TO WAR !!! not everybody is made to resist fear. if you're a coward then stay with the cows and stfu !!! what's the problem!
poisonfume 2 years ago
poisonfumetheasshole-why dont you walk up you ass and die, you scumb bag!
ROMANIAN BEGGER!WHAT A FAG YOU ARE.YOU AINT SHIT!!!!!!!!
imback4thcav 2 years ago
imb just what i was trying to explain - demented psychopaths like you ~*MUST*~ be tortured butchered and killed. there can be no other way to restore peace and balance
poisonfume 2 years ago
You aint man enough BITCH!
imback4thcav 2 years ago
eat shit and die you degenerated scum! ,,/,, get the fuck out of my planet.. i'm trying to live in peace and all you do is disturb it
poisonfume 2 years ago
poisinbuttfume, the best part of SCUM like ran down,you get the picture and if you don't, Ill draw it with a crayon.Your a RETARD! Dont know shit from shineola!!Go back to you scumb rock you were under!!!!! Your just TRASH!!
imback4thcav 2 years ago
BUTTFUME-Get up and move me!
imback4thcav 2 years ago
imb what better could i expect from a demented psychotic rickety orphan such as yourself? really now.. could i expect something better than this?... i said it from the start and i said it CLEARLY - shitheads like you MUST be butchered tortured and eliminated from the surface of this planet for peace to exist. most likely you suffer from PTSD and you live on tax paying money like a parasitic anal worm like a blood sucking leech! you bring no good in this world please die and burn in hell
poisonfume 2 years ago
" I'm a soldier, born to stand
in this waking hell I am
witnessing more than I can compute "
BlackWatchRHR 2 years ago 3
AMEN
and thank you.
lookiamhere29 2 years ago
you need to go down to the vet center, they'll give u counseling right away. they helped me tremendously with my stress and depression.
kishaba1980 2 years ago
Hey handydude6 dont give up on the VA currently there is a lot of techniques being used to help veterans like your self. You courageously defended us then come home to the horrible things you have experienced Im sorry for your troubles. However you are not alone have you tried group therapy, family therapy? these are all benefits the VA provides I promise you with the stories you have in your mind many people would like to hear and learn from your experies think positive and dont give up.
tojeda100 2 years ago
Great job on the video, its good to see that this is finally comming out, after serving twice in Iraq (03-05 / 05-07) After I came home the second time I was on autopilot. Almost offed myself, but with some help I have begun to recover. Thank you.
spacemonekymafia2006 2 years ago
I have to give props for the soldiers being pulled off assignment in Iraq.
ohdeejay 2 years ago
Can anyone tell me where I can find the picture of the man with all the combat memories in his head...
lewissct1 2 years ago
I have first hand video of PTSD on my page
PFTECHMETAL 2 years ago
40 years after Vietnam, I am just beginning to realize it is me and not all the others, who have a problem. I have no friends that call, two marriages that ended bitterly. I can't keep a job for long without going ballistic on someone. My 3 kids almost never call. I tried the meds, and I might as well be drunk all the time. I stopped making Cortisol after a mortar almost killed me. So my health has been terrible for 40 years. Getting help from VA is like pulling teeth from a chicken.
handydude6 2 years ago
hey dont give up on thr va keep going its hard but you will get help from them.
1zzzzzzz1 2 years ago
1zzzzzzzz1: So true. Question: Have you or do you know of anyone who (years later) just woke up and realized they are not the same person they thought they used to be? I mean, to wake up and realize you are no longer in war, but you are still "fighting" and "Hypergivilant" in your own mind?
7514328 2 years ago
well maybe not years later but myself im a vet and hve had some problems since my two tours in iraq.
1zzzzzzz1 2 years ago
Than I got some serious issues. I knew I should have joined the airforce and not the Marines. Still hypervigiland and always on alert. Got out in 1994.
7514328 2 years ago
If you really want to help, do a class project on how Veterans are losing their children, how CPS (Child Protective Services) is stealing their children. PTSD diagnoses are used by CPS to deny parents their rights. People think the government is there to help them - wrong! If you want help, get it from friends and family, or religion or anything but the government. The government is corrupt. Don't find out the hard way. Don't lose your children. Protect them from CPS. Educate yourself.
CPSSucks 2 years ago
Boeing747fourhundred - they'll do worse than abandon you. They'll use PTSD as an excuse to steal your children. Please educate others about this. Vets are losing their children because CPS is claiming vets who have PTSD are unfit parents.
CPSSucks 2 years ago
Veterans BEWARE! PSTD may be used against you in order to take your children from you. Educate yourself before you participate in any programs or testing which is "supposed" to help you.
CPSSucks 2 years ago
im a iraq with who's been dignosed with ptsd. i dont talk about it b/c i feel ashamed about it b/c its like you're just weak minded. also theres alot of phony soldiers out there who didnt leave the wire once but will tell you they did. i was in the infrantry kicking in doors everyday.
davidallenroth 2 years ago
The question is not whether PTSD is real and serious. It's a devastating mental illness. The question is how many veterans have PTSD, and clearly our goal should be to try to address the veterans' needs and help them deal with their problems and move on in life.
Boeu13 2 years ago 4
i agree
druminhabitat 2 years ago
Very poweful. Grear job!
mortaldarkangel 2 years ago
i have ptsd and its no joke. i have so many nightmares. i wake up screaming at night. certaint sounds and smells set me off to and give me flashbacks. i used to be very angry and flip out of stupid things. but im over that now. like they say "only the dead have seen the end of war" fuck war it created so much pain for me. and fuck iraq. the paranoia is the worst part. u think every situation can turn into a combat situation and ur always prepared for it. sometimes u wish it would turn into one.
plamperelli85 2 years ago
I hear that man.
Th3Bellatrix 2 years ago
holy shit you got that right, i walk around tensed up and fully aware of everthing around me. wait to be attacked, going to sleep at night is not fun. drinking makes me let my guard down, so i do it a lot. i go to the VA to see a therapist, but its a long process.
heloclown 2 years ago
P.S. the worst is hear your wife say in the morning "you were screaming in your sleep last night again"....
heloclown 2 years ago
everything about it sucks. i live everyday in pain and hurt. the feeling will never leave. you just learn to live with it. people dont care to hear your stories and what combat feels like. so trust me dont waist ur time trying to explain. they will never know the feeling of being scared like that and the anger it makes. just learn to shut it out of ur life as much as u can. my gf wakes me up and hugs and kisses me to try and make me feel better when im screamin in my sleep.
plamperelli85 2 years ago
but thats all she can do. she doesnt know what it is like over there. she has watched iraq war movies trying to understand. but those dont explain anything. just find a outlet for when u have bad days or moments. find something that makes u happy and when ur having a bad day or moment go do that. i was on a real bad path for a while. finaly i told myself to come to terms with what i had saw and done over there and get on with my life. and since that point ive been a lot better.
plamperelli85 2 years ago
heloclown, alchohol is an insidious drug that never helped with anything - it fools you, and then one day you are trapped, an alchoholic. Find other ways to relieve stress. One of the best ways is weight lifting. But there are many ways. Also, if you drink, you will be hanging out with people who aren't healthy, physically and emotionally. Better to be with people who may at first appear boring, but who will be good for you, and care about you, not where their next drink comes from.
CPSSucks 2 years ago
My dad has that, it's hard to live with but it's possible.
xXwebkinzangelXx 2 years ago
The V.A. recognizes the problem but refuses to treat it correctly. Still to this day the only thing offered us is toxic drugs. Biofeedback works better but takes too much time. More doctore subscribing more toxic drugs is not the answer to PTSD.
DAVPERM69 2 years ago
Thank you for the video. I would like to give thanks to all the Vietnam Veterans who were put in Jails and psychiatric wards
because they were thought to be crazy.
I would also thank those who were persistent enough to keep after the VA hospitals until they finally recognized this problem.
Peace and caring to all.... C
chaliedude 2 years ago
whats this song called?
panftball40 3 years ago
youre missing-bruce springsteen
utwombat 2 years ago
I was injured during COMBAT TRAINING right before my unit left for Iraq. I had to have several spinal surgeries. I spent 17 months in a Medical Holding company. I had so much guilt for not being with my unit. It was hard seeing all these injured soldiers. Many were PTSD patients. The Army treated those injured soldiers so terrible. We had one soldier that killed himself. I will never forget my time there or the many soldiers that touched my life during my 12 years in the military.
dmummey 3 years ago
i was diagnosed with it , after returning from iraq due to bein involved in an ied and an rta which killed my officer when i was driving
iamcairnsy 3 years ago
Thanks for serving man.
Longtrangdukich 2 years ago
Great cause this is...please consider my video response to enhance this presentation
coomadoug 3 years ago
" Watch your ships sail out a harbor,, and the bodies come floating back "
banffspring72 3 years ago
Semper Fi brothers and sister, both here and accross the pond...so damn few of us former American Marine, MOS 0861
BoyishlyCuteBritYank 3 years ago
I don't expect anyone who has never been in a combat zone to understand. But imagine that at any time you could be killed by people that hate you and you can't just leave because you now live with the people that want to kill you. There is no escape only survival. When you have to survive possible death for a year then you can understand.
cloudstrife2525 3 years ago
...one thing for sure...what GOES around, COMES around.
neveremailme 3 years ago
Yeah I went to Afghanistan for a year and lost friends and it is rediculous for people to think that you can just leave that environment of stressing about being killed every day for a year and they think you should just come back and be normal again.....NO!!!! I prayed on every mission for god just to let me live and it was everything I had just to keep the anger out of me when I returned here
cloudstrife2525 3 years ago
I was never in a combat zone and i can never understand fully. But I can imagine that the PEOPLE, the innocent civillians that was killed for wicked reasons must have had all that terrible feelings you felt a thousand fold. Because they are JUST there, trying to defend themselves and their countries without no weapons, only rocks and sands and whatever they could grab. It will NOT be normal again for them either. At least you came back in one piece, theyve lost the loved ones.But one thing for..
neveremailme 3 years ago
@neveremailme with rocks and sands? that's definitely NOT what "civilians" were defending themselves with where a lot of good men were deployed.
panda62209 4 days ago
@panda62209 You're right they should defend themselves with the never-found biological weapons, the only problem is that they dont kiss jewish asses like you guys do, and so they were not ruled by proxy. And they DEFINITELY do not use tag lines such as "we are here to help you", rip off people's flash and still expect to be welcomed with flower petals!
neveremailme 2 days ago
hey im making a video on this too and im just wondering what this song is called
flesheater20 3 years ago
"You're Missing" by Bruce Springsteen
aschultzy 3 years ago
Thank you aschultzy. and your class mates. Thank you for at least acknowledging us. from another young Marine veteran
BoyishlyCuteBritYank 3 years ago
Great job on this vid. You got me all choked up.
pamelitasun18 3 years ago
hi. im a senior and im required to do a senior project on a current issue, and i chose ptsd. I was wondering if you would allow me to use your video in my presentation, as it pertains directly to my topic. im trying to spread awareness about ptsd and this video is amazing! in my research, i came across the same statistics, and its all so sad. so please let me know when you get a chance! Thanks!
Phyrbird 3 years ago
Go for it.
aschultzy 3 years ago
my beloved boyfriend just got back from his deployment and got ptsd :(
doctors at the medical centre said that hes on level "red". so green, yellow, red and black...
without medication and all the support he got, he could break down and kill himself anytime.
im very scared.
god bless everyone deploying....come home save...
fireLeafe 3 years ago
Very well done on the awareness of PTSD.
lilyofdreams 3 years ago 3
Hello everyone,
I never wanted to post on the video. I didn't want it to become a political statement. Only recently I've seen these nasty arguments on this board. Please take it somewhere else. Just let the video speak for itself. Out of humanity, just try and show some empathy (not simpathy) for someone in need. People join up for a lot of reasons. Whatever it is, they joined. I thank them for that. Don't let this become ugly, because I think we can help people by listening.
aschultzy 3 years ago
You know what isn't missing? Ya'lls (yup I'm a Texan) heart. Lead better tomorrow than today, it's in your hands.
captaintripps6969 3 years ago
And about the song we chose: 1. We put together the slides before choosing a song, so we needed something that meshed time-wise. 2. The concept works: When the soldiers are away, in harms way, all their friends and family can think about is how badly they want them home safely. And when they return, we can only hope that they see how badly we need them, not just as soldiers but as the great people they are in our lives.
aschultzy 3 years ago
Sure they volunteered and we paid them but they're still Americans and need our help.
My second day back from Nam an old friend came up to me at a party and asked me not to talk about the war because it "wasn't pleasant." That's not a pleasant memory to have in addition to the war. Even what you say can make a difference. aloha :) ray
MrRay47 3 years ago 2
For me ptsd is like living in hell everyday. The only people who really understand are fellow vets who saw what I saw. The docs at the VA only know about combat from books. How about walking a mile in my nightmares then tell me how I feel.
ruedog65 3 years ago 2
its lonely also. i just cant interact with people because after a few hours they realize something aint right about me. facial tics, memory loss and what my shrink calls looping. and im quick to fight. life sucks.the meds make me a walking zombie.
nauticallychallenged 3 years ago 2
You fight with your life, Your honor,
Your pride,But most of all with your heart.
We're proud to honor you,You make us proud,
You make us believe, Without you there is no pride. We love you, So stand proud and strong,
You're an American Solider! Thank You
topar4u 3 years ago
Hay Brother Try a Vet Center from my experiance most of the counselers thare are veitnam vets and thay have valked the line.
brockchris222 3 years ago 2
The draft was discontinued in 1973.
Modern military positions are like any other job in the factor markets.
jakaul 4 years ago
Must be nice to live in Canada.
meinsla 4 years ago
can you tell me what factory job you worked at that you had RPG's shot at you
brockchris222 3 years ago
I have been in Lebanon in 1982. I still am with the reserves in the Netherlands. Thinking every every day of Lebanon since then....
22Echo 4 years ago
PTSD is so bad for soldiers that served for a certain period, I can't imagine how it must be for the people who actually live their whole lives in war-torn countries
intigfx 4 years ago
Could care less if they aren't american this is dedicated to our own so this comment wasn't necessary. You know I hear this crap all the time. Unless if you have experienced it you have nothing to say.
mjkbmongoose 4 years ago
you say that, and then you wonder why the world despises USA?
intigfx 4 years ago
Screw them
brockchris222 3 years ago 2
yes, this is like joining a cult and then complaining they made you do crazy stuff. I wish every soldier on earth would just walk away from their post so we rationists can live in peace without these jock cowboys killing and bombing everything in sight
slovakmath 3 years ago
shut up do you think befor you type. if every soldier walked away from thare post then who would protedt you and give you the right so say dumb stuff?
brockchris222 3 years ago
if all soldiers around the world walked away from post then that includes the opposition too. wow you must be a genius, let me guess, you rode those really short busses to school, the ones with the wheelchair lift on them? either that or you are a blood thirsty savage religious bible thumper (xtian muslam, or jew) nutjob who has a direct line to god who tells you to support wars that murder innocent people like me. I am so glad I am not xenophobic, unlike yourself
slovakmath 3 years ago
you can't screw the whole world, cowboy
intigfx 3 years ago
why not
brockchris222 3 years ago
I shouldn't even answer such an obvious question. Seems like you live out of reality.
intigfx 3 years ago
Lets end the stigmatism and support people by being the listening of resource and respect.
toastyrachelT 4 years ago