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mentalsolstice

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5. The area I live in is big time military, active duty and retired
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 09:54 PM
8 hrs ago

They will wear the ball caps, have the license plates. But it’s usually just a nod and to acknowledge each other, but no big conversation at it. And spouses learn quickly about what’s acceptable to ask, unless it’s a dire situation. I know very little about my husband’s experience, only what he’ll voluntarily talk about. Like I said he didn’t see a lot of action, but because of where he was stationed he saw the casualties every day.

Again I worry about what this elderly vet saw, and what he’s seeing now in his own country. It has to be haunting.

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