https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231402#M6783 <P>I am the daughter of a Vietnam Vet! I have seen &amp; experienced first the effects this war has had on both the Vietnam Vets &amp; their families. I have heard the screams of my dad as he has night terrors. And suffered the damage of his domestic violence as a result of his PTSD! </P> <P>As a daughter I felt like the war &amp; PTSD robbed me of ever having a dad- I lived with a stranger who could explode at any moment! Although my dad did not come home in a body bag, it always felt like he died in Vietnam! My heart breaks at the stories he tell when drunk( only time he could talk about it)</P> <P>and now that I have PTSD I understand the hell &amp; torment he lived in- the darkness- trapped feeling with no peace or release! </P> <P>My heart breaks &amp; goes out to all Vietnam Vets &amp; their families! </P> <P>I am sorry you never got the hero welcome you deserved. I can not imagine how painful it would be to come home to your country who treated you appallingly! And who failed to see the sacrifices &amp; suffering you went through for your country! Please forgive us for not showing the gratitude you all deserved &amp; for our ignorance! </P> <P>I want to thank every Vietnam Vet for your service, sacrifice &amp; suffering you continue to endure for your Country! </P> <P>I have nothing but ABSOLUTE honour, admiration &amp; great respect for you! I wish I could personally meet every Vietnam Vet to give you all a big hug &amp; say Thank you! YOU ARE HEROS IN MY EYES! </P> <P>So Dear Vietnam Vet</P> <P>I salute you! THANK YOU</P> <P>With Much Respect &amp; Love </P> <P>TBella</P> Sat, 04 Feb 2017 08:52:41 GMT TBella 2017-02-04T08:52:41Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231402#M6783 <P>I am the daughter of a Vietnam Vet! I have seen &amp; experienced first the effects this war has had on both the Vietnam Vets &amp; their families. I have heard the screams of my dad as he has night terrors. And suffered the damage of his domestic violence as a result of his PTSD! </P> <P>As a daughter I felt like the war &amp; PTSD robbed me of ever having a dad- I lived with a stranger who could explode at any moment! Although my dad did not come home in a body bag, it always felt like he died in Vietnam! My heart breaks at the stories he tell when drunk( only time he could talk about it)</P> <P>and now that I have PTSD I understand the hell &amp; torment he lived in- the darkness- trapped feeling with no peace or release! </P> <P>My heart breaks &amp; goes out to all Vietnam Vets &amp; their families! </P> <P>I am sorry you never got the hero welcome you deserved. I can not imagine how painful it would be to come home to your country who treated you appallingly! And who failed to see the sacrifices &amp; suffering you went through for your country! Please forgive us for not showing the gratitude you all deserved &amp; for our ignorance! </P> <P>I want to thank every Vietnam Vet for your service, sacrifice &amp; suffering you continue to endure for your Country! </P> <P>I have nothing but ABSOLUTE honour, admiration &amp; great respect for you! I wish I could personally meet every Vietnam Vet to give you all a big hug &amp; say Thank you! YOU ARE HEROS IN MY EYES! </P> <P>So Dear Vietnam Vet</P> <P>I salute you! THANK YOU</P> <P>With Much Respect &amp; Love </P> <P>TBella</P> Sat, 04 Feb 2017 08:52:41 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231402#M6783 TBella 2017-02-04T08:52:41Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231403#M6784 <P>Hi tbella</P> <P>Wonderful.</P> <P>Tony WK </P> Sat, 04 Feb 2017 09:07:47 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231403#M6784 white knight 2017-02-04T09:07:47Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231404#M6785 Thank you Sat, 04 Feb 2017 09:09:47 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231404#M6785 TBella 2017-02-04T09:09:47Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231405#M6786 <P>I totally agree with you TBella. Being married to a Vietnam Vet myself and, through him, knowing and working with many others, I know what they went through. I too salute the many Vietnam vets who never received the adoring homecoming they deserved.</P> <P>Taurus xx</P> Sat, 04 Feb 2017 09:20:27 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231405#M6786 Guest_9809 2017-02-04T09:20:27Z https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231406#M6787 It's very sad. There are no winners in war, just devastation for generation after generation! Grieves me! Sat, 04 Feb 2017 09:26:15 GMT https://forums.beyondblue.org.au/t5/ptsd-and-trauma/for-all-vietnam-vets/m-p/231406#M6787 TBella 2017-02-04T09:26:15Z