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| Posted By: MSG Guy Pouvesle retired USMC/USARMY Posted On: Jan 23, 2009 Views: 173 | troop withdrawal Iraq/afganistan I am tired of seeing our youth our future generation that consist mostly the poor population of this country, not the WEALTHY youth, dying for a cause that is despicable. I have served in vietnam, were I was seriously wounded. An excellent Medical Team patch me up then I continued my job as a Marine. I have served my Country the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA for 20 years. Our soldiers (male/female) are experiencing daily death,maiming, screaming from their fellow soldier, as I did 39 years ago. As I have been exposed to defoliant, they also have been exposed to burning oil wells, fumes and other dangerous chemical. I had one of my soldier who returned from Iraq/desert storm, ears, eyes bleeding, they sent him away to a hospital, have not heard from him since. 12 years after I was discharged my physical being, my mental being went down the chute. Now I survive daily on a cocktail of drugs administered by my local VA. I visit my psychologist regularly. I Have been sequestered in a VA ward numerous and lengthy times, for suicide attempt. I have plotted in my mind how to terminate my life by firing on police officer, alas God was there to Help me. I cannot drive, my memory is fading fast, I have had numerous surgery. The only thing I do is breath, eat and normal chores around the house if I can. I have fallen from ladders, fell down, cut my hand, fingers with saw etc.. I Burned myself, when I cut myself, prick my hand, harm legs, and when dentist pull my teeth, drill etc... I feel no pain. I Cannot sleep, I shake, excessive sweat and uncontrolable muscle spasm. I suffer from sleep apnea and stop breathing up to 23 times a minute and I have to be hooked up to a oxygen machine. The sad parts is that my childrens and grand-children suffer from depression, suicidal tendencies, cutting their harms and some are addicted to drugs. UCLA published that this is a genetic problem. My wife who is not geneticaly related to me, suffer from depression because of me. This is what our mothers, brothers, sisters, fathers, childrens will likely encountered as they progress in life, if not themselves. Luckily my wife is supportive of me, she administers my daily meds, has taken over the financial and care of my well being and household. Sadly sometimes I treat her badly and I feel very bad about that, but she is an understanding, it is said "being each man there is a woman" I am so lucky, I have vets and their wife where there is no mutual support. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, childrens PLEASE HELP OUR VETERANS, it starts at home. Do not let them down, if they become alcoholic, drug addicted, depressed, suicidal HELP THEM PLEASE. The following is what I face daily. "FLASHBACKS ARE ALL I'VE GOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO" those are demonic recall of what I have experienced, and NO HUMAN should be exposed to this type of environment, for political reason, financial reason etc... This is why I AM AGAINST WAR of any kind or anywhere in support of other country (they crap on us later anyway) or started by us. I pray that this is read by our politicians, and that they enact "WITHDRAWAL OF OUR SOLDIERS NOW" "This was written with the help of my wife" May God help us. Sincerely, MSG Pouvesle USMC/U.S.ARMY (Retired) P.S. PROUD to be an AMERICAN PROUD to SUPPORT MY FELLOW VETERANS PROUD to be a MEMBER OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. DELIGHTED that you have asked the question above I may have gone truly and honestly overboard, I am not apologizing for that (it gave me the opportunity to vent and show to the AMERICAN PEOPLE what WAR VETERANS have experienced and what they have or may encountered further down their life.) If you are a VETERAN of any wars, discharged or retired and you have difficulty, forget about PRIDE, the hell with it, I refused because of my PRIDE,for many years to get help. I could not keep a job, I was referred for psychological evaluation by one of my employer. A fellow VET took me to my local VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER, then to the VA in my community where I got help. If you are on ACTIVE DUTY. go to your Post, Camp,Air base, Navy base Coast Guard psychologist. If you are a MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, RESERVE, IRR., go to your local VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER, they are in the phone book under Gov't. Fellow VETERANS DO NOT TAKE "NO for an ANSWER" from anyone, pursue it, PLEASE GET HELP NOW, PLEASE. To the Person(s) who asked for my view on withdrawal from Iraq, I am: PROUD that you will read about my despicable daily life. And I hope that someone, somewhere out there get the ball rolling and get HELP. |