I have been divorced for years but was married to an ex Marine who had been in Vietnam. He was 8 years older than me and had went in close to the last part of Vietnam if I understood it correctly. He was 17. He definitely had PTSD. But when you are married to someone with this you feel it too. Its a horrible thing that can manifest it self on the people you love. I learned more about it in classes for wives with military or ex military husbands with PTSD. I suffered too.

My father was ex Army and had been in WWII. He was 50 when I was born and was 16 years older than my mother. Back then they called it shell shock. Same thing. He never talked about the war. But I know now years later that he had it pretty bad too.

It is a horrible real illness that takes you over and really does affect everyone around you. They feel something just isn't right at all. Living with someone like that for years took its toll on me. But they all fought for our country so what do you do?

God bless all the Vets out there and keep them safe. Amen!