Posted on Jul 17, 2019
SFC Health I.T. (Hit) Systems Security Engineer
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It seems, at least in my area; all the OIF Veterans are either busy, forgetful, or just plane not interested in group. Is this the case with you or am I alone on this one?
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1SG Civil Affairs Specialist
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I think it can be helpful, but as with many things, it depends on the energy and commitment of the members.
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SFC Health I.T. (Hit) Systems Security Engineer
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Agreed....First thing first...Attendance!
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SGM Bill Frazer
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4 conflict Vet- VA shrink started a Vet group, we met for a year every month. It was a big help for most. After that I joined a Vet to Vet Peer group. It has helped a lot.
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SFC Benjamin French
SFC Benjamin French
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I think that is great and a strong encouragement. Thank you
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MAJ Ken Landgren
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I noticed I have a better rapport with older veterans than the younger ones. Often the younger veterans don't even want to make eye contact.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
MAJ Ken Landgren
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SSgt Richard Kensinger - I try to connect with younger veterans but they seem to be very introverted.
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CPL Olaf De Koning
CPL Olaf De Koning
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Sp-4 Olaf De Koning - I have been in various groups at the VA and it has helped me quite a bit. Sometimes I feel a bit guilty because the times I was out in the field with the 4th. Infantry Division carrying the M-60, we did NOT get into enemy contact. My MOS was 11-Bravo but after 4 months in-country, a Captain with two Silver Stars was sent to the Base Camp to head up a Supply and Transport facility. He liked and needed me because I had been placed into the 4th. Division's Supply and Transport Battalion due to my experience in civilian life. A couple of months later, they changed my primary MOS to 71-C (Sp-4 clerk/typist). But I knew infantry and had gone through "Tigerland" at Ft. Polk prior to going to Vietnam during the 1968 Tet Offensive. The other side of that "combat" coin was that we got hit with 122mm rockets all the time, one such rocket destroyed a fourth of the hooch seconds after we got into a sandbag bunker. THAT was not "peaceful" Base Camp activity either!
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SSgt Richard Kensinger
SSgt Richard Kensinger
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MAJ Ken Landgren - I find this also in my research. I believe they feel to vulnerable to reveal their inner world.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
MAJ Ken Landgren
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SSgt Richard Kensinger - You might be on to something. Generally speaking the young veterans I meet at the VA Hospital have PTSD. They could be struggling with it, while us older veterans, we are past that wretched state.
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