Posted on Aug 19, 2021
Do you think the withdrawal of our troops and how quick the Taliban were able to take control affect the mental health of some veterans?
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Many coming home have deep scares from the the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. And many veterans are dealing with mental health issues. Granted veterans coming home from these wars had much more help then returning Vietnam veterans but the end result is still very similar from the many years of combat. Dealing with the lose of brothers and sisters and their own demons. Will the withdrawal now cause more deep seeded mental problems? Are many going to question what it was all for? Will we be able to help these veterans? I hope those in need will reach out for assistance if they need it.
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Afghanistan
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Veterans Affairs (VA)
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Talking About Afghanistan – We're Here to Help
Current events in Afghanistan have left many in our community feeling understandably upset. The mental, physical and emotional wounds are deep. You may be wondering about the impact of your sacrifice and service, or the service of those who deployed there.
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I’ve spoken to several veterans just in the last week or so who are very upset, lost, and disillusioned by how it all went down. I personally lost some high school friends over there. The civilian in me gets angry about it, but the soldier in me accepts that when you sign your name on the dotted line you accept the mission and do your job. It sucks to lose friends and lose time away from friends and family and see this be the end result, but as I told each patient who felt comfortable with me to take a few minutes and vent to me and share what was going on, you can’t look at the outcome as a failure. If you even made it possible for one child or one woman to get an education or grow up in their early years in somewhat relative peace and stability then you changed lives and made a difference. That is what you have to look at. You have to hunt the good stuff.
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SSgt Richard Kensinger
Among current and former combatants, the bitterness and betrayal is increased. Based on my clinical research, former Korean vets still feel this way!
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We were occupying Afghanistan with 2,500 troops opposing 300,000 Taliban. Who are they kidding.We could have had ten times that many and no stood a chance. Just think how many Americans could have benefited from those trillions. We are still wasting trillions and protecting lots of oil wells.
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