Images of shell shocked soldiers/men suffering from PTSD. It’s a very serious thing that changes people fundamentally. The second man claims he doesn’t even remember this infamous smile as he slowly slipped into insanity. The things that people see impact people tremendously.
Both of my grandfathers served in Vietnam. One was classified/Black ops and one served in the Army. One didn’t have clearance to speak on it, but the other flat refuses. He’s mentioned in passing about the atrocities, but has said “all for a war we didn’t even fucking need.”
Another extended family member served in Vietnam on Hamburger Hill. He watched his best friends head explode into his hands. Saw bodies piled into ditches because medics had nowhere else to put them. Fresh out of high school. We should be grateful we haven’t seen these things.
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