When on deployment, the day-to-day routine can be roughly divided into mission days and recovery days. You either have a formal mission handed down through the chain of command, or you have the day to maximize your mission readiness in anticipation of whatever the next mission is. I was part of an armored combat engineer … Continue reading Recovery Days in Iraq, 2003
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A little bit of PTSD after Iraq
You never know what somebody else is going through. Lots of veterans return home with some PTSD, but it is a hard thing to understand. I had what I think was a little bit of PTSD in the immediate months after my first tour in Iraq. Even with that, I have a hard time understanding … Continue reading A little bit of PTSD after Iraq
