“That shot helped to fracture the chain of command within the enemy ranks and signaled the beginning of the end for the ambush. He gave his life to help others live…. that’s a hero.” WarInspiringMemoirPtsdWar Heros Book:Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969 Source: Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969
“I’m only “in-country” for minutes when the rocket attack that kept the plane from landing resumes with a vengeance.” WarDramaMemoir Writing Book:Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969 Source: Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969
“Then you fall into this area of numbness I call “I don’t care about all this stuff, I’m going to live or die, but not in fear.” ChildrenWarSoldierPtsdYoung Soldier Book:Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969 Source: Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969
“I’m young, strong, healthy meat for the “little conflict” that got out of hand.” WarMemoirArtillery Book:Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969 Source: Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969
“I’ve been raised by a father who is the consummate macho man. He has a face carved of stone and wouldn’t give anyone the chance to believe that he might have any feelings of pain or sadness. He brought me and my there brothers up not to cry.” FightingSoldierPtsdAftermathChild Soldiers Book:Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969 Source: Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969
“I’m a young man, trained to do what is necessary, but all the training in the world can’t prepare you for the first time you have to kill another human being or see a buddy get blown apart. No, I’m not tough… I’m scared.” WarSoldierMemoirHerosVientnam Book:Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969 Source: Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969
“The talking works most of the time. Sometimes though, it isn’t enough. Then, many turn to drugs. It’s widespread in Vietnam. Pot is the drug of choice for most casual users. Only the hardcore users step up to the harder drugs like cocaine, opium or heroin.” PtsdVietnam WarWar Heros Book:Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969 Source: Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969
“I want to forget this awful place. Yet, at the same time, I never want to forget the many lessons that enabled me to mature quickly from just a skinny kid with a scraggly mustache, into a young man working so hard to seem older than his few years, as he evolves into early manhood.” Real LifePtsdVietnam WarRuined LivesTeenage Soldiers Book:Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969 Source: Teenagers War: Vietnam 1969