Veterans Returning Home
“Sixty-one percent of men and 51% of women in the general population report having experienced at least one traumatic experience that qualifies to be considered for PTSD”(Kilic 409).Soldiers go to war to fight for America’s freedom and protect the citizens of America; however, many of their lives change while at war, and they are seeking treatment. Many soldiers get psychological help and many professionals are trying to find different ways to treat the soldiers’ suffering. Upon returning home, soldiers have a hard time assimilating back into civilian life.
In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, after fighting in Troy, Odysseus experiences difficulty getting out of combat mode. The Odyssey tells of Odysseus and his long journey back home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He and his men …show more content…
A man named Bear confused his co-worker with an enemy, “On one occasion Bear confused a Vietnamese co-worker at the post office with the Vietnamese enemy. He grabbed the man and told him he was going to cut his throat just like his comrades”(Shay 6).Bear has returned from combat, but still is reminded of war. Instead of seeing his co-worker as the innocent man he is, he was in combat mode and saw him as an enemy. After returning home, veterans take security to the extreme. Bear makes sure to secure his home every night, “Forcing his family to lower the blinds at sundown, and he “walks the perimeter” every night before bed looking for snipers and ambushes”(Shay 5-6). This quote from Jonathan Shay’s article shows that even after returning from combat, veterans don’t feel completely safe. Bear lives in a rural community where all the neighbors feel safe, but Bear feels the need to make sure he is safe. This article by Jonathan Shay proves that veterans stay in combat mode even at home, veterans suffering with PTSD are seeking treatment such as the program called “A Veterans Best
“Sixty-one percent of men and 51% of women in the general population report having experienced at least one traumatic experience that qualifies to be considered for PTSD”(Kilic 409).Soldiers go to war to fight for America’s freedom and protect the citizens of America; however, many of their lives change while at war, and they are seeking treatment. Many soldiers get psychological help and many professionals are trying to find different ways to treat the soldiers’ suffering. Upon returning home, soldiers have a hard time assimilating back into civilian life.
In Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, after fighting in Troy, Odysseus experiences difficulty getting out of combat mode. The Odyssey tells of Odysseus and his long journey back home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. He and his men …show more content…
A man named Bear confused his co-worker with an enemy, “On one occasion Bear confused a Vietnamese co-worker at the post office with the Vietnamese enemy. He grabbed the man and told him he was going to cut his throat just like his comrades”(Shay 6).Bear has returned from combat, but still is reminded of war. Instead of seeing his co-worker as the innocent man he is, he was in combat mode and saw him as an enemy. After returning home, veterans take security to the extreme. Bear makes sure to secure his home every night, “Forcing his family to lower the blinds at sundown, and he “walks the perimeter” every night before bed looking for snipers and ambushes”(Shay 5-6). This quote from Jonathan Shay’s article shows that even after returning from combat, veterans don’t feel completely safe. Bear lives in a rural community where all the neighbors feel safe, but Bear feels the need to make sure he is safe. This article by Jonathan Shay proves that veterans stay in combat mode even at home, veterans suffering with PTSD are seeking treatment such as the program called “A Veterans Best