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The Veterans History Project (VHP) today launched “PTSD: A Lasting Impact of War,” the latest installment in its online “Experiencing War” website series.
The site examines 12 digitized collections found in the VHP archive, all of which include veterans describing their military service, its impact on their mental health and the challenges they have faced in finding the care they need while living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Some of the veterans featured were diagnosed as a result of serving in combat or being held as prisoners of war (POW), while others experienced the trauma of sexual assault. The veterans, ranging from World War II to the Iraq War, represent a variety of branches, service locations and military roles.
One of the featured collections is that of Ralph Earl Moulis, a WWII Army Air Corps veteran who had flown more than two dozen missions before being shot down by German forces and held as a POW. He escaped 14 months later, but was left with mental scars that manifested as flashbacks, difficulty sleeping and strained personal relationships.
For nuclear missile crewman Reynaldo Puente, the mental stress and anxiety caused by being in a constant state of high alert during the Cold War caused PTSD. He longed, to no avail, for a medical cure-all that would put an end to his nightmares, so that he could sleep peacefully.
Wendy Marie Wamsley Taines enlisted in 1990 during the Persian Gulf War. When she left the Army the following year, she was a different woman. It wasn’t until 10 years later that she was diagnosed with PTSD, and finally sought the help she needed.
The site examines 12 digitized collections found in the VHP archive, all of which include veterans describing their military service, its impact on their mental health and the challenges they have faced in finding the care they need while living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Some of the veterans featured were diagnosed as a result of serving in combat or being held as prisoners of war (POW), while others experienced the trauma of sexual assault. The veterans, ranging from World War II to the Iraq War, represent a variety of branches, service locations and military roles.
One of the featured collections is that of Ralph Earl Moulis, a WWII Army Air Corps veteran who had flown more than two dozen missions before being shot down by German forces and held as a POW. He escaped 14 months later, but was left with mental scars that manifested as flashbacks, difficulty sleeping and strained personal relationships.
For nuclear missile crewman Reynaldo Puente, the mental stress and anxiety caused by being in a constant state of high alert during the Cold War caused PTSD. He longed, to no avail, for a medical cure-all that would put an end to his nightmares, so that he could sleep peacefully.
Wendy Marie Wamsley Taines enlisted in 1990 during the Persian Gulf War. When she left the Army the following year, she was a different woman. It wasn’t until 10 years later that she was diagnosed with PTSD, and finally sought the help she needed.