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01/22/2011 06:10 AM
ductydawn
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Combat Vets in the U.S. have places enforced like the VFW, AMVETS, Knights of Columbus.

If you can get a group started, ask someone else to help.

Being amongst your own is a great way to be reintroduced into civilain life. Groups like spades, bridge nights, football teams, softball teams.

Just being in a group, socially, with combat vets like you will have a mental home coming, and also helps reintroducing new vets coming home to adapt.

This is something all must work on getting set up in place, since most vets won't seek it, let there be a place to go to established, so these groups, within org. are there to go to and everyone can then help each other, older veterans, mentoring younger ones.

I think we as a society need to get back to communities starting these groups. Anything that works is my motto.

dd

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01/23/2011 02:49 AM  Top
ductydawn
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Having an older vet of combat can be a very uplifting thing. It's sort of like, coming home different, then finding a veteran type dad. It gives purpose to the older vet, and helps you know someone understands with experience.
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