Combat will change you

Bill fought in Vietnam, then went back to college after his deployment. He discovered he had become a different person-always on edge, angry for no reason, and out of control. While in the hospital for an operation years later, someone suggested he reach out for help from VA and now his life is on a better on track. Find more information at maketheconnection.net/symptoms...

[@vietvet8202]

This man is making sense......listen to him. It took me almost 50 years to seek some help and talk about Vietnam/Cambodia......don't make that mistake. Go to the VA.

[@charlesettadorsey3423]

Our veterans need this help after leaving the Military no matter what division served!

[@77Fmydog]

you dumb bit also right

[@kiasax2]

I totally get Bill. I'm one generation behind him as far as serving goes, but he's right about everything he said. Thank you BIll. Good message.

[@michaelbuchanan3365]

20 Navy, 14 Rescue Squad and Fire Department. Wrecked/Rollover a Fire Truck in Coma 7 Weeks Slow Starting But Steady Running Country Boy

[@paulplatt4375]

I’m a 57 year old man who did not serve in the military but please know that I would do anything in my power for those that have to let them know that I have prayed for our troops since my brother served in the Army I’m 1968 I was terrified till he came back. May God bless each and every individual who is and has served our country I truly hope that I can find a way to give back in some way to help

[@michaelbuchanan9004]

Paul Platt Thank You , serve twice Navy 20 ,vollenteer rescue Squad and Fire Department 14 . Just want drive a car not the CDL class A I did just want to drive a small Dodgy or Jeep Compass

[@crowmagg1]

The only time in life when everything is crystal clear is in combat

[@77Fmydog]

amen i was waiting for this comment

[@olgaromanoff7522]

I never been in combat. My son served 8 years within non combat mission. Just separate a few weeks ago...he is not doing well. Can't concentrate, he's forgetting things easily, gets angry and frustrated, is agitated and on the run all the time.

[@douglasnorcliffe158]

THANK YOU BILL, IN HONOR OF ALL WHO SUFFER THE P.S.T.D. WHAT A GREAT ADVOCATE I SEE IN YOU SIR.

[@77Fmydog]

its ptsd not pstd.....

[@mariviesantos3567]

bill i like your advice. i wish you could also help the new generation people now year 2018

[@exitthematrix3806]

Thank u for making this vid and spreading awareness

[@mariviesantos3567]

bill thank you for serving our country.

[@philb4682]

Thank you sir.

[@michaelbuchanan3365]

Thank You Sir

[@user-jl7wn5nn7p]

Always. Watching.

[@Cable069]

Thank you so much for your Service....

[@pratical_indifference]

Thanks for your service Bill.

[@tripods66]

and the VA will bury you in paperwork when seeking help at Mather VA. I also was there from 66 to 71, hoping to take a bullet and not come home. Cancer, hep C, dibetes, new hip and metal shoulder. VA refused to treat the hep C, said I would die from cancer. The PTSD is the worst disease. It kills the soul

[@VeteransMTC]

Hello tripods66, Thank you for writing and for your service. We regret to hear about your difficulties with your care at VA. Veterans and family members who receive care at VA facilities and clinics and feel their concerns are not being addressed by their treatment teams are encouraged to talk to the patient advocate at their VA medical center. For more information about patient advocacy, visit: www.patientadvocate.va.gov/HearFromYou.asp Find your nearest VA medical center: www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp

[@wendycourter6478]

Young people don't know anything about what war does to people My high school sweetheart got drafted and picked the Marine CorpsThe Viet Nam war ruined or relationship and we had a baby while he was in that god forsaken land. Short story aftet 52 years we have found each other again.Today we laugh and cry about out memories good and bad.

[@barrysmith8193]

God bless you Wendy. I’m married to my only love after meeting after returning. Going on 50 years with her now. I know that no matter how bad it gets she is always there to hold my hand and help me through. She has gone to ptsd counseling with me to learn more about me. God bless her too. I fear for the day that I could be on my own without her.

[@77Fmydog]

@@barrysmith8193 berry that sucks sorry

[@douglaskirbyl4684]

This man should be the Secretary of Veteran's Affairs. Why don't people of experience and good character fill our higher offices?

[@douglaskirbyl4684]

I would like to people like him running things.

[@barbaraburks2743]

Very good

[@nateandrew9953]

I'd just like to say to the makers of this video, I do to the bottom of my heart absolutely sit by you as a man of God that wants no one to ever experience PTSD, but we do in fact get it, my only regret to watching this is that you never thought to mention that regular civilians that we're never civil service members can also be destroyed by this disease. I hope it's time goes on you change your outlook to that, and you continue building support networks for those who are not in the military as well, for this is the disease we all have to deal with.

[@Andrew-ci9xv]

Nate , bud even though that’s a concern and is prevalent in civilians too. Why would this man bring it up about civilians ?? , he’s a combat veteran talking to veterans & combat veterans such as myself . ALSO these videos are tailored for MILITARY members . explain your statement to an organization that serves non-military members . Your statement makes no sense towards this video and it’s audience. Also, you’re pre judging him just because he didn’t bring it up , why would he bring it up ? He’s talking for military veterans . You seem like you’re standing from a pulpit & giving him 3rd degree because you expect him to talk about civilians and he “should change his outlook” ?

[@TMH792]

This is truly strange you would bring this up on this channel. We as civilians do have PTSD and yes it’s more prevalent in civilians, but we can go anywhere and get help. They can’t! What happens to them is very different than our PTSD or complex PTSD. There’s a million channels on PTSD, but not for veterans. I’ve had PTSD most of my life and I would never claim to remotely understand what that did to them. They trained them, then sent them back to a totally different war. This is maddening.

[@bennylivingston5230]

You met face to face with our enemies survived when thery died, that says much about your Country of America, you are an American...no other is like us andnever will be. we won two world wars first to put buzz aldron on the moon we are Americans. We must and will always remember that

[@theresabell2607]

Benny Livingston

[@shawnfeltch9982]

Elsa

[@garretthigham]

I enlisted in the marines and want to fight for my country I hope it don't mess me up this bad I'm just trying to do the right thing I can't sit at home knowing that people are dying for my freedom and do nothing about it I want to pay my price for being free

[@paularcher7983]

Garrett Higham sowes÷x

[@1985collado]

Yes it does

[@Couldbk]

Clear, concise message. Thank you.

[@nadircarrion3042]

Ayuda Puerto Rico te necesita

[@83joonior]

"Combat vets make terrible advocates for themselves" true and made me laugh

[@77Fmydog]

best comment yet, you prolly know.

[@charlesettadorsey3423]

Very important to know

[@spencergreen1628]

My grandpa was a Vietnam vet he served for 9 years he got shot one time he came back stepped on a land mine came back then he was finally taken out he suffered from ptsd not that bad tho but I do look up to him his is a great man (my grandpa Riley Lott)

[@freddiestrongstrong7654]

cowgirl

[@0siriscollazos595]

Spencer Green Bay Bay can oops not for Laosiano to have the de will it have been good or even điooo

[@tkso.philly-7868]

"Bill,I thought I was listening to myself.I'm feeling you,BUT! I'm ALSO feeling betrayed man."

[@josephrodriguez5875]

Why do you feel betrayed??

[@boxelder9167]

@@josephrodriguez5875 - They break you then don’t acknowledge it. Then you have to fight to get the help.

[@MrUSConstitution2]

Semper Fi and God speed

[@randyrc53]

Even before.

[@svprotocol]

Hiiiiiiii. It's nice quality

[@tkso.philly-7868]

The veterans, I have personally Seen,while at the VA,were walking out with GROCERY store bags,FILLED With government,approved DRUGS."-I can attest by personal experience,that(nevermind).

[@Marco-vb2th]

❤adidas

[@PlumpTrump]

Its kinda sad

[@bennylivingston5230]

We are the wings who seperated from the lion in daniel 7

[@CIAOBRAVO]

Benny Livingston ?

[@MMULAVA1]

TVN t

[@DonnaReis]

I never knew why my dad cried so much when he talked about the war he'd never talk to the two daughter about be there but let wish he had

[@helenlay7287]

+Donna Reis ,I served stateside during the Vietnam war. many whom I met at afterwards shared the lack of solid objective it was a numbers game the enemy were in many ways vicious many of our precious Vietnam vets who engaged the enemy and suffered the loss of a fellow Soldier would describe the situation as wasted or even the Soldier as wasted. I've seen others who said they saw their fellow Soldier fall into traps or be captured and be animalistically treated. Many who have seen these things return to America only to be spit on by protesters when they arrived. the decision for war was not made by the soldier, but by Congress as a request of the president. They should have shook off the dust of this seat at the protesters!

[@helenlay7287]

+Donna Reis ,I served stateside during the Vietnam war. many whom I met at afterwards shared the lack of solid objective it was a numbers game the enemy were in many ways vicious many of our precious Vietnam vets who engaged the enemy and suffered the loss of a fellow Soldier would describe the situation as wasted or even the Soldier as wasted. I've seen others who said they saw their fellow Soldier fall into traps or be captured and be animalistically treated. Many who have seen these things return to America only to be spit on by protesters when they arrived. the decision for war was not made by the soldier, but by Congress as a request of the president. They should have shook off the dust of this seat at the protesters!

[@larryvaughn7819]

Larry here, do bear with me, I go on for awhile, but it has a point. It's February 2018, I'm 70yrs. old now. I arrived in Viet Nam for the new year of Tet... 1968. I'd been drafted, a "Citizen Soldier" kid out of high school. It was a bad time to find oneself in any uniform; never mind a soldier of the Infantry. America was tired of loosing sons who couldn't pay for a collage deferment. War, and uniforms were objects of contempt; monsters, who drowned puppies, & killed babies. Stupid, yes, but fear will do that. What's more mine was going to be a dark, hard luck tour of duty. I lost so many beside me. Even though I was a great shot, grew up shooting both squirrels, and rabbits that went in the stewpot. I couldn't kill in time to keep my buddies going WIA, or KIA. We lost so many, so fast then, replacements came, but way too slow, way behind. We won the fights, but the company was going down too fast. Five months of field, jungle mountains, killing, burning with "Nape" and killing. At last an NVA morter round sent me home WIA. Thank you, all-Mighty God, thank you, no more killing; never again. Medically Retired/wounds. Years after I'd tell people: "I died in Nam someone else came home." It was long before I knew what it meant my saying that. I learned to walk well, and strong, (AK) above knee legs take an effort, but hay.! I tried VA theropy, but no "PTSD" back then, the effects of trauma was a misfortune, but a mystery. I wanted to be in school, I couldn't sit that long, besides we don't talk to baby killers. Hear me, as messed up as I've lived with, I'm ok, I love life for it's own sake. The therapy I've recieved of late is on target, and effective. Fellow Veterans who crawled through years in trying are now climbing out of the darkness. We, the hard cases are turning around like like... Keep your wife, your job, and stay out of jail over rage flashes. However old you were when patterns were locked in. The cures are at hand. Trust...

[@stephainemcalister3136]

L

[@barrysmith8193]

Thanks so much for this. I’m a 3 tour combat veteran (66-67-68) got out early too, quit college after one week. In the middle of class I got up, left my books on the desk, and walked out. Was on the road for 2 years looking for me. Still looking at 75 years old. In VA counseling and it has saved my life.

[@77Fmydog]

ya but at so many years

[@olgaromanoff7522]

No matter. He is alive and still fithing till the end.😊

[@Zickcermacity]

Thank you for your service Bill. Yes, combat, in an unjustified theatre - Vietnam, Iraq - will change you. And not for the better.

[@joannbriggs954]

God bless you! Thank you for my freedom.

[@svprotocol]

Awake

[@amaliajimenez1188]

Nuncauy

[@amaliajimenez1188]

Vuelve

[@victorsellers9136]

Not to take away from the PTSD facts, but there isn't any attention, or very very little to the fact that a lot of what we consider PTSD should be further investigated because of the undiagnosed diseases our vets come home with. Malaria, Dengue, GB virus C and other forms of hepatitis and parasitic diseases from bats, rodents like rats, even monkeys. Encephalitis from mosquitos have claimed the lives of thousands of Vietnam Veterans that were misdiagnosed with PTSD, when they actually had brain damage from one one the previous conditions, not to mention the Herbicide Agents that were used, like the most well known Agent Orange. We are far more likely to have brain tumors, strokes, liver failures, and cancers than the average veteran or civilian, and it's never even mentioned. In 20 more years it will be a part of the PTSD conversations and therapy, when 95% of us are gone. Physically Traumatized Through Disease, PTTD

[@patgarrett2152]

In NO Way am I disputing PTSD, but being old and remembering WWII vets coming home , going to schools of all kinds, there were lots of jobs as we started making bicycles instead of jeeps, and there was great joy everywhere, was there PTSD in such numbers then? We occasionally heard of shell shock but not as much. The wars were so different, was it there but not talked about or ??? I have only gratitude for our vets, most now are volunteers and not drafted, so is that a factor? I only know for sure that I am grateful for everyone that has defended our country in any capacity. Thank you all!