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>Gents: > >I was blessed with a terrific father-in-law. A WWII >career Navy veteran. Rarely would Anthony talk about >the war, but there were times, when the women were not >in the room (that�s just how it was ladies), and when >it was a significant �Pearl Harbor� type anniversary, >he would tell me about his war. Twice his destroyers >(squids think of their ship as their own) were >torpedoed and sank. He floated around for more than a >day each time before rescue. He said that we all knew >that you could hear the bulkheads collapse as the boat >sank in to the depths, but that when floating in the >oil-slick waters you could also �feel� the bulkheads >give way with a trimmer or shockwave through the water >as the boat broke-up. During the Korean War, his >destroyer was shelled and damaged so badly while >sailing too close to a shore battery, and was in for >repairs at Japan for six months. He also said the >memories, in many ways, were like yesterday and that >�his dream� was that he was asleep floating in water. >The family did not know he was awarded a purple heart >until he gave me his �military stuff� in a box. He >knew his keepsakes would be treasured. > >In a way, Anthony was telling me that veterans never >forget what they experienced at war, and that it was >okay. I do not think many veterans would push the >magic-button that would erase their military years. > >My point in this too long preamble was initially to >ask what you would pass-on as advice to the current >military returning home from war and reentering >civilian life, as how to cope with �their war� in the >years to come. I know we all care and worry for their >safety and future. I will start it off with: > >1. Find an association of fellow warriors who served >and performed the same duties as you did. Join the >association: Stay with it. And take care of each other. > >Don Poss
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