Is it possible to be a disgruntled injured sad yet still patriotic VET

PO3 Aaron Hassay — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 23:03:38 -0400

Just wondering how one mixes emotions of sadness from broken dreams due assault from a senior in service and other things that squash a junior young 18 year old impressionable enlisted and still find power to know that being a di'K like him or worse it a bad road to follow, and you want to basically use evil or lack of empathy from a senior and or other infractions of UCMJ and or basic ETHICS of Service and change the world or the Service for the better?

It is the ability to use tradjedy and be a better person.

It is the ability to know that being like the perpetrator is a terrible road.

It is knowing that your illness stems from the perpetrators actions on you and not you.

I know there are a lot of situations that happen in service and I wonder how do others turn dark to light?

I know that if a soldier or airmen or sailor is injured in the field or on the ship and never speaks up then they will never get help, and even if they do speak up may still not get help.

Sometimes this same sailor or airmen or soldier has to yell HEY "IM BLEEDING HERE I AM NOT OK INFACT I AM IN PAIN AND HURTING AND NEED HELP"

It is those overly tough people that are able to disenage with their own bodies and pain that will get worse I feel as the pain is real and the injury is real, but the human has the unique almost sad ability to hide pain for many reasons.

Response by 1LT David Moeglein made Apr 4 at 2015 3:27 AM

1LT David Moeglein — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 03:27:46 -0400

PO3 Aaron Hassay, hang onto your patriotism, and try to let go of the anger and hurt of the past. I know it is hard, but it only ends up hurting us in the long run. The abuser has long forgotten about you, and gone on with their life. A life well lived is the best revenge. All of the best to you my brother.