A SOLDIER'S PERSPECTIVE
THE WEB'S LEADING MILITARY BLOG SINCE 2004
Hello ASP readers, I am sure you have heard the latest on CJ’s blogging saga. I am not here to talk about that, we all know that he will address it when he can.
For those of you who don’t know me, I go by a couple of writing handles and identities; Roman General and most recently Combat PTSD Blogger on Facebook. I started writing at PTSD: A Soldier’s Perspective in 2007 and in 2008 CJ contacted me to begin writing here. He asked me to come back to keep the conversation moving forward on Combat PTSD.
I have lived with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder for 20 years following the First Gulf War in 1991. It affects me daily; hallucinations both audio and visual depending on my stress level and the dissociative features strewn about for effect.
Many myths surround this conflict and part of my mission is dispel the media portrayal of it as a war of buttons and bombs. It was the largest tank battle in the history of war and we fought an enemy that died to the man. My brigade was credited with over 20,000 enemy casualties in the 100 Hour Ground War and I drove on point.
Join me here where I will chronicle my life and how Combat PTSD relates to my everyday existence.
Thank you,
Scott Lee
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MSgt Dale Day
All of us who’ve “been there” have the syndrome in one form or another.
In my humble opinion, it’s like many things – it takes you over if you let it.
Each of us suffers in our own way. I remember being at the Presidio of San Francisco after my return from The ‘Nam. I had nothing else to do and was hanging out in my bunk. All of a sudden, I found myself scrunched up under the bunk wondering how the hell I got there. It was only when I heard the music that I realized it was due to the cannon going off for the lowering of the flag ceremony at the nearby flag pole.
Fifty years later I still jump at the sound of a car’s backfire.
My hat’s off to all who fight back and do their best to get on with their lives.
For those who still let it get the best of them – you are in my prayers brothers and sisters and I hop you all find the strength to deal with it.
Scott Lee
Welcome home brother, I do have one question to ask. You say that “…it takes you over if you let it.” Did you let it take over when you found yourself under the bunk? I would have to agree with you that we do have some control over it and that is in the way we handle our reintegration issues, such as asking for and seeking help.
Combat veteran
I hope that this form of expression has helped you heel and move forward. I fought in Iraq in OIF III and served in OEF. Iraq was worst than Afghanistan but experiencing all a combat vet experience. My outside the wire patrols and experiences with IEDs, small arms fire, indirect fire, etc but I do not have nightmares. I had some issues driving on the highway again thinking I might experience an IED or I might react to a loud boom or not.
I lost close friends in the 1991 Gulf War and in the streets of the inner city. I remember my friend’s relative crying when she saw me because I reminded her of her dead Marine son who was KIA.
War affects everyone differently and in my 2+ years in the combat zone; I guess I am ok.
Good luck.
Scott Lee
Combat Veteran, not all of us experience the chronic nature of Combat PTSD. I thank God you made it back and hope that you can find your way back in society. Keep reading and sharing, thank you for your service and Welcome Home brother.