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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Have we got many war veterans on here? I've been to Bosnia and the gulf in the 90's how many people are on here? Any other PTSD suffers? Is like some friends who I can talk to!  |
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It's funny (well not funny, but couldn't think of a better word), but people tend to assume that war vets are old people.
I think people forget that we have had had a lot of "modern" wars, and that there are war vets in their 20's and 30's.
Where I grew up the army was one of two choices for lads leaving school, the other being the steel works. Consequently my best friend is a war vet at the age of 33. One of my closet friends is dead as a consequence of the Iraq war. Many of my other friends and acquaintances have also been massively by war in the last 10/15 years.
I feel for those, young and old who have seen what most of us only see in films.
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By *g99Couple
over a year ago
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"It's funny (well not funny, but couldn't think of a better word), but people tend to assume that war vets are old people.
I think people forget that we have had had a lot of "modern" wars, and that there are war vets in their 20's and 30's.
Where I grew up the army was one of two choices for lads leaving school, the other being the steel works. Consequently my best friend is a war vet at the age of 33. One of my closet friends is dead as a consequence of the Iraq war. Many of my other friends and acquaintances have also been massively by war in the last 10/15 years.
I feel for those, young and old who have seen what most of us only see in films.
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I was 21 when I went on my first tour, and by no means the youngest, quiet a few 18/19 old in the battalion. Makes a man of anyone that goes though it's amazing how fast someone can mature |
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got half way to the falklands 82 was on ascension island ready to fly in a chopper to the conveyer when it was reported sunk,
then i went to the first gulf war all my m8's had been there in the run up and had come back for xmas then i was told to go on my own to make up the numbers in a unit that had a guy break his leg, no m8's mo kit and no fecking idea what was going on!
ended up on a "cushy PR job" that swa me coming down the motorway out of ku8 city as the allied convoy was coming in and we had been there for 2 days we laughed out feckin loud that day lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Nothing like war... But Ive been through domestic PTSD...
All I can say is "One day at a time" and I hope you find the help you are looking for to regain "You"
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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The first gulf war and northern ireland seem to off been forgotten, there was no help for heroes or anything back then! I was medicaly discharged, my prize for being the only one to survive a blue on blue with an a10 tankbuster!  |
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By *g99Couple
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"The first gulf war and northern ireland seem to off been forgotten, there was no help for heroes or anything back then! I was medicaly discharged, my prize for being the only one to survive a blue on blue with an a10 tankbuster! "
I wouldn't say northern ireland has been forgotten but yes, the first gulf I'll agree with, sorry to hear that, been in a blue on blue situation myself with a yank apache, wasn't very nice, lucky no deaths but 3 injured |
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"The first gulf war and northern ireland seem to off been forgotten, there was no help for heroes or anything back then! I was medicaly discharged, my prize for being the only one to survive a blue on blue with an a10 tankbuster!
I wouldn't say northern ireland has been forgotten but yes, the first gulf I'll agree with, sorry to hear that, been in a blue on blue situation myself with a yank apache, wasn't very nice, lucky no deaths but 3 injured "
i was 300 yards away from one of saddams long green pointy scuds that landed near dahran airbase killed 13+ yanks and threw bits of them way past where i was |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Op Barrass Herrick 3 and 6 and Iraq.
I was wounded by a 53mm mortar and discharged. I have bouts of PTSD but learning to cope (slowly) it helps that I work in mental health now. |
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By *g99Couple
over a year ago
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Personally I don't have PTSD so can't say I know how you feel, our 06 tour was very intense and the deaths of some of our very best blokes hit a lot of the men hard, and it's a real shame to see not only people die, but the effect it takes on other people is truly horrific |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I was 17 in Northern Ireland and before any of you say you had to be 18, yes I know... But at the time PIRA had kicked off and we were the only trained unit available for immediate deployment |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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In my eyes everyone who volunteers to fight for queen n country against enemies both foreign and domestic ie northern ireland are heroes! Well done to us all. If anyone wants a friend just add me! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I really dont want to sound disrespectful here, I think all you soldiers should get every bit of help you need. However the days of conscription are long gone. It is your choice to join the army knowing there is a bloody good chance you are going to see active service? Dont get me wrong, its truly heartbreaking when I hear on the news that yet another soldier has lost his life. However I think people deal with awful situations and experiences differently. My ex husband was a para and was in Kosovo amongst other places. I asked him if it ever bothered him what he had seen and he said no. As I say, no offence is intended, I think you are all doing and have done great jobs and deserve to be well looked after xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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While i never served, i was a forces kid while my dad did Falklands and the first Gulf war. Its something that never leaves you and you have a sub conscious level of respect for people who choose to serve their country. |
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By *g99Couple
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"I really dont want to sound disrespectful here, I think all you soldiers should get every bit of help you need. However the days of conscription are long gone. It is your choice to join the army knowing there is a bloody good chance you are going to see active service? Dont get me wrong, its truly heartbreaking when I hear on the news that yet another soldier has lost his life. However I think people deal with awful situations and experiences differently. My ex husband was a para and was in Kosovo amongst other places. I asked him if it ever bothered him what he had seen and he said no. As I say, no offence is intended, I think you are all doing and have done great jobs and deserve to be well looked after xx"
I was in 3 para, I joined up at 18 knowing what I was goin into, tbh even though I seen bad things, going to Afghanistan was such a good life experience, I was never effected by anything I seen well log term anyway, obviously when you see one of your friends die there is a huge impact when it happens, I just guess people have different coping mechanism |
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Ive been in hospital with someone with PTSD he was about early 30ish when i first met him, such a lovely person but he was very poorly. I met him a few times as our paths crossed and i often wonder how hes doing now |
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"nothing but respect for all guys that served but i think the HELP FOR HEROES should be for all ex services not just afghanistan as it is now well done all of yous, RESPECT and understanding "
Help for Heroes ISN'T only for Afghanistan casualties....you have been misinformed. |
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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago
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"nothing but respect for all guys that served but i think the HELP FOR HEROES should be for all ex services not just afghanistan as it is now well done all of yous, RESPECT and understanding
Help for Heroes ISN'T only for Afghanistan casualties....you have been misinformed."
H4H might have started during afghan conflict as the conflict was brought into peoples homes on television and through people seeing casualties coming home particulary through the IED'S & the limbless,but H4H is for all war veterans. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I really dont want to sound disrespectful here, I think all you soldiers should get every bit of help you need. However the days of conscription are long gone. It is your choice to join the army knowing there is a bloody good chance you are going to see active service? Dont get me wrong, its truly heartbreaking when I hear on the news that yet another soldier has lost his life. However I think people deal with awful situations and experiences differently. My ex husband was a para and was in Kosovo amongst other places. I asked him if it ever bothered him what he had seen and he said no. As I say, no offence is intended, I think you are all doing and have done great jobs and deserve to be well looked after xx
I was in 3 para, I joined up at 18 knowing what I was goin into, tbh even though I seen bad things, going to Afghanistan was such a good life experience, I was never effected by anything I seen well log term anyway, obviously when you see one of your friends die there is a huge impact when it happens, I just guess people have different coping mechanism "
Grungy 3 eh..
I was 1 para.
Were you by any chance a whitness to the legendary Donkey incident?...lol |
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By *g99Couple
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" Grungy 3 eh..
I was 1 para.
Were you by any chance a whitness to the legendary Donkey incident?...lol"
Depends which donkey incident to are on about lmao but if it's the one I think then no I wasn't  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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" Grungy 3 eh..
I was 1 para.
Were you by any chance a whitness to the legendary Donkey incident?...lol
Depends which donkey incident to are on about lmao but if it's the one I think then no I wasn't "
Suicide bomber, ambush, carnivorous donkey and the dog at bastion who liked bones!....That incident |
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By *g99Couple
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Yes I witness that one, there was also the one where the door inside a compound got smashed by something really hard, no reply after a few warning the general wa unleashed into the door, turned out the very loud smash was the donkey kicking the door lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Yes I witness that one, there was also the one where the door inside a compound got smashed by something really hard, no reply after a few warning the general wa unleashed into the door, turned out the very loud smash was the donkey kicking the door lol "
pmsl...Don't think I heard about that one before.
We had a couple of instructors from Sandhurst come out on patrol with us once. We found ourselves in a pretty well planned contact (A pair of DSHKE's & PKM's set up on a rooftop). Once the dust had cleared the toff's were nowhere in sight and not answering their PRR's.
We found them hiding in a fucking doorway 200m away, neither has fired a shot!...lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Have we got many war veterans on here? I've been to Bosnia and the gulf in the 90's how many people are on here? Any other PTSD suffers? Is like some friends who I can talk to! "
I would hazard a guess there are quite a few but most of the ones who have issues wouldn't want to post it on an open forum. If you are having problems and can't get help from your local health authority contact your old regiment to see what help is available as there are plenty of support groups around. |
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