Why are some military veterans uncomfortable discussing their service?
First- no one knows how they will conduct themselves in a ‘combat’ situation: fight, flight or freeze.
There are many reason:
– Their service was nothing special and they are embarrassed. “I never went outside the wire, but know a few service members who did…” or “the conference room can’t manage itself…”
– Their service was very scary/dangerous and the service members are traumatized. “Then the enemy breached the wire, our ammo was low and we fixed bayonets…”
-Their service might have been less then honorable. “I hid in the HUMMV, while my battle buddies returned fire, until the shooting stopped…” or “Yeah, I was court-martialed, but I am innocent!!”
-They are private experiences and are kept to themselves.
-They think civilians cannot understand what they went through.
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veteran writers society 
In my experiences we retain our ‘silent professionals’ with everything we did because of our missions and because we were humble enough to appreciate surviving while many of our teammates did not.
Another reason is because, in the big picture of things, I don’t feel that we did anything to be worthy of speaking about. I would never want anyone to judge me for my job or my missions, rather who I am now. We all take pieces of ‘experiences’ with us into the civilian sector and some have no issues talking about it, nor do they have an issue making money off of it by publishing books.
What I did in the military was an incredible experience that helped mold me into who I am today and despite being greatly disabled, each day is a blessing that some of my teammates never get to experience. I carry them with me each day.
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Thank you for reading and your observation/comment.
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Thank you for your service.
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Al, thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences. I always enjoy reading your articles. Thank you for your service. Bob Gilmore, MHS Class of 1978
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