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  1. Thank you for educating your readers about vets, homelessness, and PTSD.

  2. My husband served in the Vietnam War. Not a fighting man but in telecommunications but he saw and heard all the horrible things that went on. He has not spoken of VN since he returned in ’69 until this past Thanksgiving when he told my brother something. My brother was surprised that he spoke of it. According to the symptoms listed at the end of your article he does have PTSD but would never in a million years admit it. He will not get help either. He isn’t violent and has never hit anything but he holds it all inside. I feel very sad that he isn’t willing to get help and lead a normal life. I wish something more could be done for our veterans who fought so hard for our country. That’s why I go out of my way to thank any soldier I see or hear talking.

    1. I’m so sorry. But I understand that he is afraid to speak of it, bringing it all back. It must be lonely for him to hold it all inside. There’s probably an instinct that tells him if he doesn’t address it, then it will remain contained. He doesn’t want others to know what he’s seen. Again, I’m so sorry for both of you.

  3. The number o_ homeless people in this country in general–even without mentioning our veterans– is shame_ul. I am pretty much a paci_ist but I still think our government owes our veterans, especially those with injuries and PTSD, the means to a decent li_e. It seems that no one really addresses this issue in any meaning_ul way. Sad.

    Hope your weekend is rest_ul, Brenda. Mine’s pretty low-key so _ar. Which is okay with me.

  4. It always frustrates me when I hear someone talking about the homeless, and that they could get a job at local eateries, etc. That’s doesn’t even begin to meet the rent, utilities, meals, transportation, health care needed, etc. etc etc. WE as a nation need to provide better care for our service people, homeless and aged.

    ITs hot and humid here. I just refreshed the water in the birdbath as the robins enjoyed bathing a long time this morning! Enjoy your weekend.

  5. It is so sad to read of vets with PTSD. These men who fought for us and our country, and are now the forgotten. Not only sad, but makes a person angry that they are forgotten.
    On a lighter note, the book I am reading is the “Girl With a Pearl Earring”. It is a novel, about the famous Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, and the famous painting that has been called the Dutch Mona Lisa. Interesting to read what life was like in the 1600s, and how this painting may have come to be.
    Have a nice weekend Brenda, weather here is quiet, looks like rain, even tho the weather man said sunny all day. Guess, it doesn’t matter, we have no plans for today anyway.
    Hugs to the three of you, Bonnie in WI

  6. Housing is certainly difficult if you are starting over with a new life. Then there are all the household goods necessary for cooking and bathing. I wish something could be approved for the homeless.

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