tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post4990726696803349632..comments2023-09-05T08:48:44.120-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Coal Miner's Granddaughter: War Is HellCoal Miner's Granddaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320077738770745217noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-60111187249735197962010-01-21T22:29:09.558-05:002010-01-21T22:29:09.558-05:00I doubt he'll be another Edward, but he won...I doubt he'll be another Edward, but he won't be the same when he comes back, that's for sure.<br /><br />I spent a few months after the first trip over yonder in which I nearly killed myself with high risk behavior. I still jump in a rather ridiculous manner if startled, which used to amuse my coworkers until I stopped having coworkers last April. PTSD sucks.Michael from dadcation.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09961356620989366475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-61492412857868272152010-01-15T23:25:17.729-05:002010-01-15T23:25:17.729-05:00Thank you for sharing this story with all of us. ...Thank you for sharing this story with all of us. As you can see, Edward touches people far beyond your little town.Not Afraid To Use Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00975449286082015933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-43465176070172462092010-01-15T14:21:41.816-05:002010-01-15T14:21:41.816-05:00It is horrible beyond belief. I am a decade older ...It is horrible beyond belief. I am a decade older than you, and I lived on the AFB in Hawaii that all the newly released POWs from Vietnam stopped as their first US stop on their way home in '73. I was part of the welcoming home gang. I met too many Edwards.<br /><br />I will hope that your guy escapes relatively unscathed.Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-64342773722375538002010-01-15T10:44:09.388-05:002010-01-15T10:44:09.388-05:00I know how you feel. My father had many nights whe...I know how you feel. My father had many nights where he would unconsciously fling my mother from their bed to escape the incoming attacks in his dreams. I don't know that you ever CAN "get over" going to war...tracey.becker1@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606831315390042198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-56986367182218446992010-01-15T00:07:38.004-05:002010-01-15T00:07:38.004-05:00:(
Seriously. That's all I've got.:(<br />Seriously. That's all I've got.Faiqahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195313677689473346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-65496491383066255292010-01-14T23:40:31.573-05:002010-01-14T23:40:31.573-05:00You are right to worry. So many ‘join’ with a pre...You are right to worry. So many ‘join’ with a preconceived notion of what to expect and what they can do. They are valiant and I applaud them… and we need them; but the consequences can be devastating. By representing and fighting for what our country believes in they risk death and/or permanent physical and/or psychological damage. <br /><br />You are right to worry about your friend; but please tell him/her that I thank them from the bottom of my heart.Expat No. 3699https://www.blogger.com/profile/13023652840187420920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-26446617682094290802010-01-14T21:00:54.151-05:002010-01-14T21:00:54.151-05:00Heartbreaking! I hope your friend is safe and come...Heartbreaking! I hope your friend is safe and comes back as undamaged as possible. <br />My mom had an uncle who was in the Korean War, and he never talked again when he came home. Sad, sad stuff.sybil lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629349319977383547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-5524958904886134212010-01-14T16:12:03.529-05:002010-01-14T16:12:03.529-05:00My new brother-in-law left for Ft Hood last week -...My new brother-in-law left for Ft Hood last week - leaving my sister and their 2 week old baby for the next year. Your prayers are my prayers.<br /><br />I, too, had an Edward in my family, but he was in Iraq in '92, not Vietnam.<br /><br />Feel free to email me.Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-80123832368089447822010-01-14T15:05:54.640-05:002010-01-14T15:05:54.640-05:00I know an Edward. I am horrified that so many of ...I know an Edward. I am horrified that so many of my friends will turn into them when they return from Iraq. Very powerful post.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08878569780988628624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-59256046747291388942010-01-14T14:44:07.224-05:002010-01-14T14:44:07.224-05:00I wish your friend the best...not was! :)I wish your friend the best...not was! :)Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238343671095316145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-72389967340155226342010-01-14T14:42:24.104-05:002010-01-14T14:42:24.104-05:00I can relate to this story very well. As a child o...I can relate to this story very well. As a child of a vietnam veteran, my brother and I learned very early that surprising him meant you had to duck! It ended up being a game to us as children. My father suffers from PTSD from his experience and sees counselors still on a very regular basis, he's also a recovering alcoholic. We have lost many great men in wars throughout the ages but Vietnam and the current war are leaving the biggest scars imaginable. My father attends group where he meets our newest war veterans and has made me very aware of the state of our men in arms. I can only hope this country treats them better than the Vietnam vets! I was your friend the best and hope he comes back whole!Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238343671095316145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-85795302355447115382010-01-14T10:26:59.784-05:002010-01-14T10:26:59.784-05:00Viet Nam left scars on a lot of us - your Edward i...Viet Nam left scars on a lot of us - your Edward is just one of many. When I was a kid, I was gung ho and hard chargin' and all that stuff. No longer. All I see is young people dying. Our young people. Their young people. I see parents left to do nothing more than cry over the loss of their children. Children left to cry over the loss of their parent. Their young parent.<br /><br />When is it going to be 'Enough'? When are we going to find more intelligent ways to settle differences? When are we going to stop killing each other?<br /><br /><br />My Word Verification is 'renis' - when I first saw it - it looked like .... something else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-46736361922726988612010-01-14T07:50:52.881-05:002010-01-14T07:50:52.881-05:00I often think the same thing when young people enl...I often think the same thing when young people enlist. A young friend of mine told me that he wants to join the army because he has no future without it. In the old days, I would have looked at that as being responsible and now, I cringe when I hear it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-5946626995071085152010-01-14T05:45:04.838-05:002010-01-14T05:45:04.838-05:00I understand what you mean - I watch some of my fo...I understand what you mean - I watch some of my former kids enlist and I wonder if they really GET it? I often think not.Halala mamahttp://www.halalamama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-6579073666380906042010-01-14T00:44:52.733-05:002010-01-14T00:44:52.733-05:00war is terrible. i feel bad for that boy u spoke o...war is terrible. i feel bad for that boy u spoke of though, my brothers in iraq right now, on his 4th tour, he complains how "the world has left him behind" here in good ol west viriginia. his 4th tour ends in april with yet another tour for Afghanistan pending in the fall. wish your friend luck though, heard boot camp is worse than the conflicts lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998389761079786285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-4357414728452866202010-01-14T00:35:41.210-05:002010-01-14T00:35:41.210-05:00Email me his first name so I can add him to my pra...Email me his first name so I can add him to my prayers.HEATHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324130429322268692noreply@blogger.com