This Veteran’s Day, I ask you to spend a few minutes to thank the family members when you see the veterans.
Last week, my sister who is in Taiwan, sent me a news link in Taiwanese Newspaper, talking about a Gold Star child’s encounter with a soldier.
This news made me feel really sad. This boy has never met his biological father. However, years later, seeing another soldier still reminds him his father.
A couple days later, I saw this news about whether death sentence should not apply to the Veterans.
After reading the news, what made me feel really sad was the section they described how many people testified on this veteran’s behave and the trauma he suffered. It made me feel really said that those people cannot do anything for this veteran until it’s too late. This veteran’s family and friends and the victim’s family and friends are going to live with this for the rest of their lives.
Combat veteran’s PTSD is not their individual issues. It is a community issue. When you say “Thank You for your service” to a veteran, I ask you to remember there are many people behind this veteran who support him/her through deployment as well as their continuous battle with PTSD.
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