Vietnam Veteran Ernie D’Leon lived with Post-Traumatic Stress for 25 years before a friend and fellow Veteran recognized Ernie’s suffering and encouraged him to get the help he needed to come back stronger. Across generations, we can learn much about PTSD from our Vietnam Vets. While the AO is different, these experiences ring true from…
The Hero’s Journey – by Carl Hitchens
This Veterans’ PTSD Project Story comes from Carl Hitchens, a Vietnam Combat Veteran. Our Vietnam Vets have incredible perspective on Post-Traumatic Stress. PTSD was not a diagnosis until the 1980s, and many Vets from this era lived with undiagnosed PTSD for decades. They have first-hand experience of life with PTSD – and can speak to …
Purple Heart Magazine: The Journal of Military Experience
Purple Heart Magazine’s article on The Journal of Military Experience discusses what it was like for the editor as he worked with student veterans one-on-one as they told stories–some for the first time–about service, the horrors of war, and the acclimation to civilian life. Click on the veteran artist Matt Foley’s cover art from JME…
Surviving PTSD as a Spouse – By Cheryl Gansner
Today’s Veterans’ PTSD Project story is from Cheryl Gansner, Operation Homefront’s Wounded Warrior Wives Program Coordinator. I believe that her story will move you as much as it did me. Donate to Operation Homefront through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) using code #12526. I highly recommend Cheryl’s blog: http://wifeofawoundedsoldier.blogspot.com/ Surviving PTSD as a Spouse By…