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KILO BATTERY 4th Battalion-12th Marines RVN 1965 - 1969 The Forgotten Vets 
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'Shell Shocked', 'Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome'. You've heard the names. You've seen the faces. The blank stares. The 1000 meter stare. Gaunt
eyes look out and see nothing. It happened in the First One, The Second One,
Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf. It is indiginous to war. Healthy men and women. No
shrapnel, bullet wounds, or malaria become casualties of war. Trapped inside
themselves. Victims of their demons. Demons that sap sleep and replace it with
the hauntings of war. These are the forgotten ones. There are no monuments
erected to them. No medals issued for their pains. They quietly languish in
Veteran's Hospitals across this nation. They are caught in time. Unable to
escape. They need help. The Veteran's Administration has cut back drastically on
their budget. The Forgotten Ones slip deeper into time as a result.
You
can make a difference. You owe it to them to make a difference. A trip to a
hospital to say hello. A few words from someone who has been there, seen the
horrors they have seen, can perform miracles. Just to listen. Just to let them
know they aren't forgotten can make a monumental difference in their lives and
yours.
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Please help your fellow Vets in need.
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