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Meanwhile, there are five times the number of people claiming Vietnam service as ever set foot in country, much less saw action.
I was at the VA hospital yesterday. The patients seemed to fall into a couple of categories. Mostly older (sixty-five plus), mostly indigent appearing, and a few younger (OEF and OIF aged vets) with no visible trauma.
My friends who work there tell me that the number of people drawing compensation and pensions for PTSD, TBI, etc. are stunning.
I suspect that there are a lot more people claiming disabilities, out of a population which by and large, never left the FOB.
My injuries during my team time, which did not result in hospitalization, are pretty much unrecorded. As noted, medics, do your team brothers a favor and write up the injuries. And the rest of you guys need to make sure your own injuries are properly annotated in your records. Injuries are part of the job, but when you are older and broken, you will be glad that you documented them.
Just my .02, YMMV.
TR
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De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
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