I can't speak for anyone else, and while I don't always agree with what the military does, or where the government sends you guys, I have respect for people like yourself who are in it for the right reasons. It takes courage and a love for our country and people as well as a high level of dedication and selflessness to put yourselves in harms way and get little in return.
I also find it disgusting how previous administrations who had no problems starting wars, would cut your funding or benefits before you even returned home. Some of us, even those of us who didn't support those wars, were totally against that shit. I'll apologize for that, since the assholes who don't care or did that to you never will.
I'm not sure what exactly is your struggle (if it's mental or physical), bu try not to let the past eat you alive. All we can do is our best. As Walter Matthau once said, "It's never too late! That's why they invented death!"
man...such a great and inspiring reply brother. I think my, and other Vets' struggle now understanding we were really serving the interest of elitists and not our freedom.
I'm not saying we didn't kill some bad people over there, but it seems pretty clear now that we over there for other reasons.
I appreciate your last point about not letting it "eat me alive" - I do try, but fuck...this is just a doomer day for a lot of us so it gets pretty hard.
I can't speak for anyone else, and while I don't always agree with what the military does, or where the government sends you guys, I have respect for people like yourself who are in it for the right reasons. It takes courage and a love for our country and people as well as a high level of dedication and selflessness to put yourselves in harms way and get little in return.
I also find it disgusting how previous administrations who had no problems starting wars, would cut your funding or benefits before you even returned home. Some of us, even those of us who didn't support those wars, were totally against that shit. I'll apologize for that, since the assholes who don't care or did that to you never will.
I'm not sure what exactly is your struggle (if it's mental or physical), bu try not to let the past eat you alive. All we can do is our best. As Walter Matthau once said, "It's never too late! That's why they invented death!"
man...such a great and inspiring reply brother. I think my, and other Vets' struggle now understanding we were really serving the interest of elitists and not our freedom.
I'm not saying we didn't kill some bad people over there, but it seems pretty clear now that we over there for other reasons.
I appreciate your last point about not letting it "eat me alive" - I do try, but fuck...this is just a doomer day for a lot of us so it gets pretty hard.