[HiJinx]

My Father-in-Law, a WWII vet, went through the same struggle, but he never let anyone else help him. All he would ever say was that he was an ambulance driver, he was promoted to PFC so many times he lost count, and that was it. Any questions beyond that were met with an icy stare and silence.

Whatever demons possessed him remained until the day he died. What a tragedy...

[MistyCA]

Oh, HIJinx, I am saddened by that. I know it is true. I know many people who talk around their experiences but never really tell about them. My uncle is very different. He sits for hours and recounts things to great detail. He remembers dates, times, names, places....as though they were yesterday. And, for him, it was.....just yesterday. But even so, it doesn't erase the memory or make it any lighter to bear. War is hell.

[SAMWolf]

My dad never talked much about WWII either. As kids we had hints, but not until after I came home on leave from Basic Training after enlisting di dhe give me details.