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Watching your reaction to this was hard for me. I’m an Army Infantry veteran. I’ve been out for about 12 years and in that time, there have been a lot of dudes I served with that couldn’t find their way through and tread this road. Just had another one the other day I think. His family is being very closed about the whole situation so I suspect and it’s hard.
It’s hard for to imagine what it must be like to live for so long in such extreme circumstances and then just being thrown back into ordinary life. The fact we expect people to be able to slot back into the normal day-to-day is crazy. Finding a way to make life make any sort of sense after that must be one of the hardest journeys you can take.
I’m so sorry that you’re lost people you served with. They deserved so much more support and understanding than veterans are given. It must be even more difficult with this uncertainty with this man’s family; being cut out of a situation like that when you have gone through so much with him. I hope that his family are able to reach out to you and give you some clarity on whatever has happened. You deserve that.
Please, if you ever need support, never hestitate to post here. x
I’m sorry to hear about all you have lost over these past 12 years. This must be a very difficult time for you, and I can only imagine how hard it must be to navigate all of this and all of the emotions that come with it. I can understand how it must take a heavier a toll when the family is being closed off about it (though they have their reasons for why I’m sure). The not knowing and the uncertainty can be taxing. I hope that whatever is going on, that it is not what you suspect, and that they are okay. But above all, I hope that you get to find out the truth of what is happening soon so that you can do what you need to come to terms with it all.
Thank you for being here and for sharing with us. I can only imagine that unique struggle of trying to refamiliarize oneself with society after living in such different conditions in the Army, and I’d like to offer my deepest condolences for all those who you’ve lost as they’ve navigated this path.
Loss of anyone close to us is always hard, and I can imagine how not being sure, as you mentioned that the family hasn’t shared much, just makes it harder to move forward after this sort of news.
Thank you for your service, for the care you offer to those you’ve served with, and for sharing this with us. If there’s anything we can do for you, know that we’re here for you and care about you. Please don’t hesitate to reach out, in the YouTube comments or at forum.heartsupport.com. I’m wishing you all the best in these difficult times.
@HeartSupport Thank you all for your responses. They all mean the world to me. The biggest truth to the situation is that unless you’ve served, or been part of a military family, you really can’t know what it is like. And that’s ok! That’s one of the many reasons a lot of us choose to serve… So the population at large doesn’t have to experience those things. The support from the government is garbage. It is such a bureaucratic goat-rope that nothing ever gets done and few of the VA employees care beyond their paycheck. Even less of them get us or our humor. You would think that things would change when dudes are so lost they light themselves on fire, but nope.
So we circle the wagons amongst ourselves and support each other the best we can. There is a reason most veterans have mostly veteran friends. We know what to expect and can relate. Civilians, at lot of them at least, don’t know how to deal with either the dark humor, direct unfiltered speech, or both. Which is perfectly ok too, bust just give us a chance.
