Does anyone else miss "the war?"

I feel the exact same way. I live in weatherford texas now after my 10 years of service and a few deployments my injuries forced me out. I started having anxiety bad and not because Ptsd but because I feltbalone and didn't have my brothers around everyday and that familybfeelibg knowing none of these dudes would let anything happen to me And if it did they'd die trying to prevent it. You can't get that anywhere else in the world. Not as a cop or a firefighter..nowhere. since I live in Texas and struggled with this I started a group and it's not just a hangout it's for our era of vets who have the same struggle and have Ptsd or even if you don't but it's equine therapy (horses). So I got 12 horses and 7 days a week vets come to my Ranch and we talk and take care of the horse and I teach them horsemanship and riding in the arena and even have volunteers who come out and help with mounting the vets who are amputees or so injured they can't get on themselves and have special saddles for those guys and have what's called western trail course for guys who want to compete and we train for competitions and have one this week and get chances at winning a lot of money and buckles or trucks and even some shows do houses for the vets class because we compete in the veterans class not against career cowboys haha...but it's a great bonding experience and if you have Ptsd it is a great therapy for it because you have to become one with this massive animal and if you are angry or depressed or thinking of bad things or anything but what you are doing on that horse they can since that..basically like a service dog.. and the horse won't do what you want it to do or some just won't even move. Sorry for the long post but the answer to your question is yes I miss it everyday and will never experience anything like it but I battle those feeling and thoughts with my group together like we would in theater and it's that great brotherhood family feeling all over again. IF ANYONE LIVED IN TEXAS NEAR FORT WORTH AND READS THIS ADD ME AND WRITE ME BACK AND COME JOIN US I PROMISE YOU'LL LOVE IT AND WANT TO BE AT MY HOUSE EVERY DAY LIKE MOST OF THESE OTHER GUYS. IT'S FREE AND ALL FUNDED FROM DONATIONS..MY POCKET..THE VA..AND RAN BY MYSELF..VOLUNTEERS..AND IS AS A TEAM AND HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS AND GROWING BY THE DAY

Yes, I say it all the time. I will never be as cool as I was back then. We were brothers on the battlefield, some are not here anymore but I'd bet they would take that ride again.

Even though I was a fobbit battalion to brigade LNO, I was proud to know we had a successful parliament election and what I thought was a first sign of progress among the TICs and IEDs in Kirkuk in 2005 and 2006. I miss the days where we thought Iraq was going to get better and we would have stability but the campaign promise and our pullout in OND ruined that progress.

I don't miss it but sometimes wonder why I came back .

Between Army Reserve and AGR I had 42 yrs time in service. My first deployment was in 2004 for twelve months. I deployed two more times. I miss all the time I spent with all the soldiers I served with or deployed with. Yes I would do it all over again. I am Retired SFC Terry Mabe.

Back again. Forgot to add that I miss it so much I tried joining DASH..the US vets who volunteered and went back to Iraq to fight ISIS and are still there but with my injuries I wouldn't be able to keep up and without the logistical support we had in the military I figured it would be a matter of time before something happened and had to think about my wife and kids this time and chose to do what I do now instead but still have that itch to join DASH

I always felt safer with my team, now as I get older and closer to retirment I spend my days teaching my kids how to clear rooms and breach and so on with nerf guns... because they are my team at home. We need to get ride of a lot of the dumb gun laws that we didt have to deal with over there...

Yes and no, I miss the hustle and bustle. But my deployment was reeked of bad leadership, and the CoC trying to get it like it was a garrison setting in '09 -'10, just b4 it was renamed to Iraqi new dawn.

I did two tours in Iraq. Do I miss it. I don't miss the long patrols where nothing happens but 12 hours of tedium. I do miss the camaraderie the laughter the tears and the friends that we lost. I get asked what it was like and I always answer "It was great. It's the only time in a combat arms soldiers career when he can actually do the job that he was trained to do. Would I go back? Yes I would