Stories

I was a pilot in Vietnam, tasked to fly children out of South Vietnam. 

About ten minutes after takeoff, we heard an explosion as the rear fuselage o...

I was with a special ops team when the U.S. government betrayed us.

We were tasked with training the soldiers of a foreign government. As a result, t...

We were on base one night. I had just been promoted, so I was there celebrating with my Marines. We stayed up that night until about 2am and then went...

Looking back, I was a harsh leader. I should have carried myself differently and treated the people under my command with more dignity.

I had a woman...

I served in Vietnam. I was in interrogator.

The Geneva Convention outlines certain rules about what you can do and not do to prisoners of war, but it...

I was a drone pilot while serving in the Air Force. I was the only female in a small group of males.

We used to go into a dark room each day, sit in ...

I think my story illustrates the difference between PTSD & Moral Injury…

During Vietnam, I was stationed at De Nang. I was in the Air Force and was a...

I always sit with my back to the wall— facing the door— in any public space. And I always have “what to do in case of an emergency” protocol.

After a...

When I got back from the Marine Corps, I found a job at a big lumber and home supply store. I thought I’d like working overnight— no customers.

It wa...

I got back from deployment where I worked in a MASH-type of unit, separated from the military, and got a job at a local hospital. I assumed it would b...

I was sitting in a class about PTSD & Moral Injury with other veterans when I realized something about myself. It may not seem like a big deal to you,...

I didn’t think a whole lot about having PTSD until my wife started telling me stories about things I did at night while I was asleep.

•  She told me
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