Grateful this Veteran shared his story! Soldier's journey to heal spotlights 'soul wounds' of war.

Many on this very forum have similar experiences as those in this story, It is worth reading and I encourage you to share some of what you are still carrying with you. It is not easy to share your pain with others, to open your wounds and show your vulnerabilities. The respect I have for SFC Powell to open up and share those haunting thoughts and memories - it is not an easy thing to do.

One of the many dark memories with me was a major mortar and rocket attack while in Anbar Province (at Hit, Iraq) where we sustained 39 casualties during one attack - the bodies of the injured and killed warriors did not stop coming in. We only had a couple medics however, the Medical Sergeant from the ODA that was with us joined in and helped stabilize those he could and prepare casualties for the medevac. That was a very bad day, one that is burned into my memory...as a 1SG in 1-36 Infantry, being with your men in sector and seeing so many injured and surviving gives you a sense of survivors guilt.

The attached link is a great read and I am grateful SFC Powell was mature enough and confident enough to share this with us.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/article30727680.html