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[reddevil1111]

Semper Fi and Welcome! We love squids here. :)

 

[BaMuoiBa]

Welcome Kelly another squid here (BM) from the age of "easy to see on the horizon" man-O'-war ships.

Sorry to see NY lose another restoration mechanic (Old Bronx guy before I crossed the Hudson) - they are hard to come by these days. (65 GTO)

Gotta hang tough with that therapy group - the beast never once asked me what war I made his acquaintance. Go with what you have in common, emotion pain, anxiety and fear, don't get hung up on the war stories.

Congrats on you new baby girl - she'll benefit from everything you do learning about PTSD as will your lady.

Ba

 

[tnkg1rl]

Welcome Kelly

I'm from the same era as you, but the others are right PTSD is just what it is and it affects all of us here, no matter what age or conflict.
I do understand what you mean by the generational differences one may experience but we are all here to learn and help each other out.

 

[Spock]

Welcome Kelly. Glad you found us. Group therapy is my favorite and the older vets should be a good source of wisdom. I relate this site to 24/7 group, when you can't get there but need to vent, or have a burning question...with folks worldwide & insomnia, someone is usually up on the net. Stay safe, stay strong.

 

[Ned]

Morning Kelly. '63 LandRover for me.

 

[Anglesachse]

Welcome to our dysfunctional family

So in what Combat zones and what units did you serve with in theatre, I am guessing if Afghan you weren`t their with your boat.

We have a lot of Afghan and Iraq Brothers and sisters here, and some more obscure places aswell.

 

[Sarg]

68 Dodge Charger 440 SE and no money to put gas and tires on her. Nam Vet, Loady on C-130 aircraft, night interdiction 68'-69'. Welcome. Teach. Learn. Heal.

Sarg

 

[vikingr12]

Welcome, Kelly. It's good place to kick your boots off, and we can take the smell. We can handle just about anythiing you can throw at us. Bear in mind we are human too and make mistakes. What you are going through may seem life threatening. We have been there, and will be there again, many times. Have the number of the toll free hotline for vets handy for those times when you are truly alone and just need someone to talk to. We have a hookup to a chat line when one or two of us are always there.

The only way to think positive is to think positive. The only way to smile is to smile. You have to make a decision to get well. Not doing so is like a madman sleeping outside on the patio, instead of inside where it is warm and comfortable. We stray, not often our fault, but we get up dust ourselves off and take the march one step at a time.

Decide you will be happy and you will.

 

[kelly1]

Welcome to our dysfunctional family


I didn't spend a lot of time in Iraq but we were tasked with securing the Khor Al Abdullah waterways to and from the port of Umm Qasr.

 

[Wagon]

Umm Qasr..........The Venice of Mesopotamia.

 

[kelly1]

I never been to Venice but I would like to. Have you been to Venice? The only place i got to check out in Italy was Bari for a whole half a day.

 

[Wagon]

No. Been to Rome, Gaeta, Naples, and Augusta. I stayed away from Venice as it is reported to be a tourist trap that seconds as an open sewer. And then you have Umm Qasr....without the tourist trap.

Where's Bari....Sicily?