This the raw truth from soldiers in Iraq.
Want to know the reason I decided to go to the VA on that day that I was forever changed? Do you want to know why I went to see it for myself? The letters from my friend Crazy 101 will tell you why as you get to the end of it.
If I hadn't received an angry letter from him I wouldn't be writing this. This whole series of articles would never have been written if not for one angry and committed soldier and three time combat vet.
THANKS TIMBRO! You forced me to be get mad enough that I was unable to look away and pretend it didn't exist. You made me aware of all the others out there who were lost, hurting, and suffering in their own private hells.
This is for you to think about while you are in Iraq. You helped build the path to healing for other soldiers with your stark and brutally honest letters and conversations. It is all because you made sure I was not able to forget about it. Now you and the rest of the soldiers(and every soldier who follows) have the chance to speak out and share their pain and expeience with all of us.
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