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Category Archives: PTSD
The Shower Incident – (Part Two)
The morning after the shower was destroyed in the mortar attack I was told my name came up in Morning Formation held in the company area behind CQ, a thing I assiduously avoided as being tedious, depressing and Mickey Mouse. … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Writing, Human Sacrifice, Observations, Personal History, Plain English, PTSD, Religion, Veterans, Violence
Tagged "The United States of America", 187th AHC, Helicopters, History, Life, Mortars, NVA, Sand Bags, Soap, Tay Ninh West, The American War, The Second Indochina War (1954-1975), US Army, VC, Veterans, Việt Nam, Vietnam War, War
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The Shower Incident (Part One)
In attempting to write my personal history I frequently kick myself for not keeping a diary or at least a log of events in order to establish the exact dates and proper sequence of events in the telling. In war, … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Writing, Human Sacrifice, Noise, Personal History, Plain English, PTSD, The Twentieth Man, Veterans, Violence
Tagged "The United States of America", 187th AHC, Helicopters, History, Life, Mortars, NVA, Sand Bags, Soap, Tay Ninh West, The American War, The Second Indochina War (1954-1975), US Army, VC, Veterans, Việt Nam, Vietnam War, War
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The Burning Skull
Just for the sake of posterity, the Burning Skull calls for a reasonable explanation. And, if it is so, that True Stories are The Best Kinds of Stories, the reader might be a bit disappointed in this one. Monsoon … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Expository Writing, Human Sacrifice, Personal History, Plain English, PTSD, The Twentieth Man, Veterans, Violence
Tagged Anatomically Correct, Art, Burning Skull, Memories, Militaria, Silent Film, soldiers, Super 8 Movies, Tay Ninh West Base Camp, The Art of War, The Second Indochina War (1954-1975), US Army, Vietnam War, War
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The Cleanest Ears
“You have the cleanest ears I’ve ever seen.” That’s what she told me; that’s what she said. She, of course, was a young she-male VA doctor. Her comment struck me as a bit odd. Upon further rumination however, it seems … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Writing, Humor, Personal History, Poetry, PTSD, Veterans
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I Thank God for Death
I thank God for death several times a day. Sometimes all day. More and more lately I talk to myself; not the running dialog inside my head, but out loud (aloud) so very loud in fact, that sometimes others overhear. … Continue reading
Posted in Expository Writing, Personal History, PTSD, Veterans
Tagged God, Knowledge, Life, Psychology, Wisdom
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Two Books – Same Title
Posted in Capitalism, Government, Human Sacrifice, Observations, Personal History, Politics, PTSD, Suicide, The Twentieth Man, Veterans
Tagged "The United States of America", DAV, Deparment of Veterans Affairs, Disabled American Veterans, Government, History, Politics, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders of the Vietnam Veteran, Psychology, PTSD, Tom Williams, Tom Williams Psy.D., Truth, VA, Veteran's Administration, Veterans
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Page Eleven – A Comparison
Posted in Government, Human Sacrifice, Observations, Personal History, Politics, PTSD, Suicide, Veterans
Tagged Books, History, Politics, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders of the Vietnam Veteran, Psychology, PTSD, Tom Williams, Tom Williams Psy.D., Truth, U. S. Army, Veterans, Veterans Suicides, Vietnam War, War
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