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Some WWII documentaries covered this and one veteran stated "No one went to the therapist, because everyone in town would know you saw the shrink and no one would hire you." Our fathers weren't made of harder stuff, they just had to bottle it up.

It always floors me that it took us as humans THAT long to figure out that watching other humans ripped and torn apart in the most gruesome ways by killing machines, might lead to people being a little fucking unhinged after they're done.... Just absolute nonsense that anyone was ever called a coward for experiencing the things they did

As someone who was on the front lines of the Iraq War, I learned to compartmentalize everything. I don't even tell people I served, for me it's like talking about an ex-girlfriend, different life at a different time. So, it's always funny hearing guys at work bragging about being in the Marines, all the shirts, bumper stickers, acting tough, yet they never even seen any combat.

You should talk about "the dai hong dan incident". Where in 2007, a north Korean cargo ship got hijacked by Somalian pirates. And a US warship came to the rescue after hearing their distress call. Fortunately, the NK sailors took the ship back after killing 2 of the baddies, and capturing 5 more. 3 of the sailors needed medical treatment, where US Navy medical personnel helped them. When the news spread around NK, they made a VERY RARE statement, PRAISING the US navy for answering the distress call for the their sailors. Worth talking about it. I'mma keep posting this comment until I get Simple History's attention! 😅😅 Edit: Daaaang!!!! Almost 200 likes!! BREAKING NEWS: Simple History got back to me on Instagram DM, and they said they’ll do it!!!

“You think I haven’t heard of things before? You’re just a bully who’s too scared to go to war.” Freddie Mercury

My uncle Larry, a Vietnam vet, when he got back from nam he lived with my grandparents. My Dad said he would wake up and find him sleeping under the table. My Grandma would tell My Dad don't wake him up just let him sleep. War is a terrible thing yet it sadly will be with us until the Lord returns.

If you have guilt over serving in a war, just remember this. You didn’t start the war, politicians and businessmen did. You joined to serve your country, their job is to PREVENT wars. You did your job, but they didn’t do theirs.

The initial build up in 1990 was Desert SHIELD. The start of the air strikes was Desert STORM. The ground war was Desert SABRE.

I felt really sorry for those soldiers what they went through. Respect to all soldiers.

Everyone thinks PDST is a modern soldiers problem, but the ancient Romans wouldn't allow recently returned combat vets enter the city centres or congregate in large groups

PTSD also affect ordinary civilians caught up in the war, and partisans as well

My Dad was in the Gulf war. He experienced hair loss immediately, insomnia and would forget things a lot! his doctor told him it was Gulf War syndrome back in 2002 :(

It’s so fucking disgusting that the true cowards that never even tried being in war would call those men that gave there souls on the battles field cowards. Truly a bunch of fools that never even tried to imagine themself there and experience what they did. To call those real warriors cowards is insane. May god bless those men that died for their people.

I was in the Persian war . I was in Desert Storm . I was a Ranger in the 90s. We had, what we thought it was just going to be several hours…. It lasted numerous days.

Respect older generation, who had fighting for their nation and for their later generation.

I believe my brother's godfather, who is a Gulf War veteran, has this, though his official diagnosis is PTSD. A lot of the symptoms described are what he experienced on and off through his life since his discharge. His mother was very worried about him and sent him to my father, who is his childhood best friend, whom Godfather respected immensely. She had hoped being around my dad and us would help Godfather, and it apparently did since Godfather likes to say the children, me in particular (I was around 4 or 5) made him feel better. I guess in his mind since we were just children, we weren't a threat, but he still felt physically ill a lot. Feeling better at least mentally, he eventually took part in paramedic training and become a paramedic where he's allowed much needed access to medical care, which has helped him immensely. I couldn't tell you if he took part in the study of Gulf War Syndrome, but he has mentioned helping doctors understand conditions that effect veterans, so I wouldn't be surprised if he did.

Bro my metal health... from the pandemic, being homeless, dumped and surrounded by all this division is maddening enough.

The wounds to your body heal but the wounds to the soul will never heal

Watching this makes me think of my grandfather he was 19 when he was fighting at Chosin Reservoir in Korea he fought in 30 below 0 weather and his friends were dying all around him .

I wept when I heard about the treatment of our brave boys that fought in many different wars only to come home and be seen as cowards, given inhumane treatments, or just ignored. OUR brave heroes mistreated after what they did for our country. May God welcome them as heroes and the nation beg for their forgiveness. Rest in peace soldiers.

That was sobering; thank you for sharing this; because of people like the team at Simple History, these soldiers will not be forgotten, and although mistreated by their peers, they stand a chance of being respected and honored by the younger generations.

In 1985 a known psychologist once said about Vietnam veterans (used in a famous song) "10 after comming home, almost 800.000 men are still fighting the Vietnam war"

Awesome video!! Have often thought about the mental health of the soldiers of ANTIQUITY when everyone fought FACE-TO-FACE with swords. Their mental health problems must have been beyond belief with what they saw/did up close and in person when you had to look your enemy in the eye before you sank your sword/spear into their body and could see their life force literally leaving their body.

War....war never changes.

The case of PTSD is a prime example of why you should listen to the people who know what they’re doing and not make assumptions

I like these videos investigating the more serious aspects of war. Keep up the high quality content!

It's heart breaking to know the how "Shell shock" was treated in the past... as some sort of "phase" people go through when it was a medical condition that can't be zapped out of people. When you think further... children were just abandoned because of a deformity.

One the first part of the video, I knew two NCO's who had Gulf War Syndrome. Both told me that the Army would not admit that their M8A1 Chemical Agent Alarms would go off, they would get into MOPP 4 and verify the presence of a nerve agent. I'm glad that the VA is finally recognizing the damage done to our soldiers by Sadam and his chemical agents. The second part - I deal with PTSD. You can get it from being in a near combat environment for an extended period. I developed mine while never being in combat but on a peace enforcement mission in Bosnia in 95-96. We were on a war / combat footing for months, sitting there with our fingers on the trigger, waiting for something to happen. It never did. We were ready for combat, even developed a QRF roster, but nothing happened. Another thing that hurt me was I did not trust those around me. I was sent from the states to Bosnia, so did not know the people in my platoon. I had been a Cavalry Scout (19D20) before becoming an MP. I knew how to fight and survive in the field but was not used to the soft life of a MP, soft as in comparison. Those NCO's around me were trying to take my stripes and get rid of me. They failed, but the case of Angina, lack of trust of my fellow soldiers, and the stresses put on me, I came home completely grey haired, nightmares, flashbacks, and broken. Help from the VA after getting chaptered out is still helping to turn my life around. I mention this not for sympathy but to put out a message to others who might be like me that there is help out there.

I feel so sad, for the soldiers that had to go trough this, I am grateful that I have never experienced something like War, I pray that all the soldiers rest in peace. ❤‍🩹

Thank you for this.

Keep up the good content, your channel is incredible!

There is so much industrial waste on the battlefield in general, I think it be almost impossible to pin this down to a single cause. The government research will always muddy the results…

Thank you for making this video available. I feel so alone with these issues and so many people believe I’m faking this medical situation … there’s so many health complications that I stay home a lot.

My father fought in the Gulf war, named OP. Granby by the British. He was in the 27th regt, Royal Corps of Transport; One of the first regiments heading into Kuwait through Saudi Arabia. He once told me before the entering Iraqi controlled Kuwait that the British soldiers had to take experimental drugs as a precaution against possible chemical weapons that Iraq might use, he mentioned one of the names for the drug was a botulism inoculation. He was considered lucky, only having mild symptoms having headaches and mild ptsd, also having a child (me) without any serious physical or mental effects, some soldiers had children which are disabled or handicapped either by mental and/or physical anomalies.

Salute to all soldiers for everything they do

14:05 aint no way they did the shell shocked drawing

I remember when gulf war veterans were young. I was a little boy and they were in their twenties

My grandfather used to have panic attacks because of PTSD from WWII. He always used to say the military is no place for a black man.

It was worse in Vietnam ,after the war I saw friends go crazy ,comit suiside end up in mental hospital,still feel the blasts in my head

Respect for all war veterans.

Very interesting video, I haven't even heard any of this before, pretty informative video

Mental health services need to be increased, as someone who has served as religious program specialist in navy. My brother and sister Marines, sailors some were afraid to get help, don’t be afraid the biggest strength is getting help, it’s no weakness, if you need help please reach out

One of my teachers fought in desert storm eith the Egyptian army

God bless all combat veterans, I all my brothers and sisters get the mental help the need

Great narrator by the way.

The security guard at my school was in desert storm.

I Did Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Kosovo and Iraq. I can talk to my friends abouth NI and Iraq for hours but the balkans is the only one i cant bring myself to discuss with my friends. I dont have any mental health problems . Its just a sad reminder of how little life was worth over there.

That’s weird, I have those 4 symptoms and I wasn’t even alive during those days. (Depression, forgetfulness, loss of focus, and insomnia)

I think gulf war syndrome was most likely caused by the burning of oil wells and other toxic chemical processes that occurred in the battlefields.

I worked with two Marine vets that fought at all the vacation spots in the Pacific during WWII. One of them had been a Wind talker. When he got home tribe elders were there to meet him and other vets. The young men were told they had been killing and fighting for so long that they weren't human beings anymore. They went out into the desert outside Phoenix, Az. They lived the old ways for many months. Some returning vets had scared children and dogs. Women were also afraid of these men. When my Dad ccame back from Vietnam he was broken. He had set children on fire. Bombed and burned towns. Killed everything that breathed. The Army wanted him to participate in a program that would use LSD to help his "problem". I think what the Native Americans did for their vets was a great help for these men. We have the VA but a lot of homeless are veterans. Sad.

All negative life events can lead to trauma and mental disorders

24 : 36 In France, after WW1, the Parliament was nicknamed "la chambre bleu-horizon" (The blue-horizon chamber), referring to French uniforms's color, because its main political forces had been elected to obtain what the veterans had fought for.

I've always been interested and wondering a lot about this

I was confused as to why the USA, UK and other western nations were getting involved to liberate Kuwait from Iraq, until I heard the words "oil fields" then it all made sense

god rest their souls we should be thanking all these veterans

War never changes

i love ur videos 💕💕

War in ukraine vet here born in America but fought for Ukraine i am just happy to be alive honestly maybe the emotional part hasnt come fully yet but knowing i took part on the right side of history gives me comfort when the demons attack my brain especially when i am alone it truly Helps to be able to reaffirm i went through what i went through for the right reasons

O M G Seriously I drop things just like the dude in beginning of clip. I have very peculiar issues since coming back from Iraq. I’m sick all the time; I get terrible shakes during anxiety that it makes my bones hurt. Headache, double vision when tired. I used to have uncontrollable rage. I am Iraq 08-09; chest pains.

19:02 What is that piano piece called? It is so beautiful.

Its weird being suggested video right after watching a documentary about DU rounds. Well must be the algorithm. Anyway, I wish all the veterans of the Gulf War relief and hopefully cure from this problem. Thank you for your service

WWI had already alot of casualties as is, to think that people suffering from shell shock got shot by their own friends, companies, sergaents, etc is simply a disgrace and i hope history never repeats itself both for the fact that i hope we never get a war this big again, and people suffering from the illness do NOT get shot by their comrades and can get the proper treatment they deserve for it. People with shell shock are NOT cowards, they are as much of a hero as the person standing next to them on the battlefield. There's no guessing what you, or i will do or how we would act when there's 1000's of bombs flying around and landing next to us. I am an ex-sniper in the Belgian army that served in Syria, and although i served my country it was a very different experience to what it would have been in WW1 & WW2. To every veteran reading my comment: You're a hero and i love you! Take care of yourself, and if you feel like you're not doing ok, ask for help and go to a doctor! I pray for peace in the world every day so that our children do not have to experience a war!🤞 🙏

Many clinicians in the Department of Veterans Affairs view “Gulf War Syndrome “ as a “myth” and Veterans like myself who suffer from Gulf War Illnesses as “compensation seekers”.

Very good job dudes!! Congratulations 999.79% yo. Splendid! War....war never changes.

People get ptsd from prison, abusive relations or being homeless. Soldiers have to deal with bombs and gunfire at a daily bases. The experiences never really leave the body, it's like muscle memory. Peoples forget that we are very mentally fragile making us go do things for someone elses interest and greed.

Дякую за відео!

No cap it hurt to watch real time i have a grandfather who served 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

PTSD among war veterans from WW1 all the way to today are so well documented and easily witnessed, imagine the PTSD form soldiers from wars before then. Battles and wars from the ancient days all the way to the Boxer Rebellion; how would Roman Centurions recover after witnessing their comrades being dismembered and killed right in front of them, or mercenaries in the Hundred Years War, or soldiers in the Boxer Rebellion.

If those are the symptoms then I have gulf War syndrome

It's so disgusting. Such a god damn shame at how long it took for modern militaries to fundamentally understand the stressors of combat and war. And every step taken 12 were stepped back. Today, as a former Hospital Corpsman with the US Navy, and a former employee of the VA, we have made some significant strides in mental health treatment, but there is still so much we need to do. Veterans today stand on the shoulders of millions, MILLIONS who suffered so we can have even a shred of normalcy after coming home.

when i saw the name of the video without the thumbnail loading in i thought they were talking about TF2

The old had their money increased while the young had their life decreased.

In relation to the video, what about the late 60s and early to mid 70s when it came to the mental health of those who returned from the Vietnam war? How did things that were common amongst the time period such as the opinions and attitudes of the society and it's youth towards the decision to get involved in the conflict in the first place, as well as the lifestyles of drinking and substance abuse and partying that became prevalent amongst the youth in that time period on top of any other prevalent societal and environmental factors, have an impacting effect on Surviving Vietnam Veterans at the time when they returned in addition to whatever existing forms of PTSD or other trauma they suffered as a direct result of being involved in the war?

Please Can you make the video about PROJECT AZORIAN ?

good job telling me this information 🤓

“I was an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee” - Abe Lincoln

2:59 i come from denmark. Just as a side note i felt obliged to say after hearing den,ark mentioned!,,,,,,,,,,

6:07 I like how they all use the same unwashed needle XD sharing needles is caring I guess

Considering the first Gulf War was ridiculously short and didn't subject solders to very long term stress like both world wars and the Vietnam war I have a hard time thinking it's anything mental. That's not to say that even during the short war that soliders weren't placed under am enormous amount of stress, I'm just saying that the vast majority of United States soldiers have the mental fortitude to weather such sn endeavor. I eas a soldier myself. I began my basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky in January of 2001. Helluva a time to join right?

My aunt Nancy said there was abuse in the household from her dad who served through ww2. She said "he had alot of war stories he didn't want to talk about them per say"

I think what many dont consider is that nowadays you have 4k shots of full battles etc. and everyone gets an insight how crazy this all is.. but 110years back, ppl where just coping and stupid So sad for the brave and honorful men who fought for those cowards who later laughed at them.. horrible

The other three symptoms are other depression symptoms in gulf war syndrome

Wonder how did soldiers in ancient times dealt with PTSD, since warfare was way more brutal back then, there is little reference to "it" in ancient sources.

In a Deltarune fanfic I'm writing, we find out that Susie's dad Jonah Rexman was in the Iraq war, and ended up getting his middle finger shot off. But, rather than being traumatized by the experience, the opposite happens. He develops a taste for violence, to the point of believing WWIII is just around the corner, and prepping Susie for it her whole life through militaristic training.

Deet being able to degrade plastic is actually crazy

'Depression, forgetfulness, loss of focus, insomnia.' Here's me being born with Autism ADHD and epilepsy....

I wonder if there's a diffrent in the mental health of soldier who fight for the right cause(like defending their country), and those who fight for oil (unknowingly). Like the soldier who attack other country will surely see women and children get killed by their army, while the other one dont.

I just got registered for the Gulf War registery last week. I've been in the VA system for awhile, but for some reason was never entered into it prior to this. As part of the screening process they asked about 20 questions about various exposures I may have encounted and I answered yes to 16 or 18 or so. Interesting video after having done that. I think you guys hit all the relevant points with regards to their questions. Oh, yeah. Chronic pain, sinusitis, are a couple of my ailments and now wonder about so much more after all of the answers i gave. 50% disabled rating now after Gulf War, and then OIF later in life. Hoorah!

1:15 actually it was operation desert shield

War may be scary, that's true, but not only that, it also traumatizes every good soldier's life, their mental health and even suffering from PTSD

Can you make a video on operation meghdoot India captures Siachen glacier

Just preparing myself for when i get drafted. If i even get to this stage smh.

It is not only soldiers who suffer from PTSD. As the name suggests: Post Trauma. Rescue workers, police and all people who have experienced trauma as a result of an accident or violence can suffer from it. This is psychological, not biological!

Just imagine what mental issues soldiers endured during the medieval time. Cutting ppl heads off and having to stab someone to death had to weigh heavy on them

Conclusion : Next time stay at home and stop messing in other's country.

Hey VA where are you?

You thought it was over? The wars just begun.

Depleted Uranium doesn't even make sense. By definition depleted uranium is NOT radioactive. Depleted is the opposite of enriched. Since the stable form of Uranium, U-238, isn't radioactive it doesn't make sense to blame it on radiation from the shells & armor plates, unless they were for some reason actually not completely depleted which would be a very expensive and very stupid mistake to make and an big was issue For those wondering "well why would they want to use deplete uranium to make shells if it's not radioactive?" Well that is because uranium is extremely dense. Meaning the shell weighs more for it's size compared to other shells giving it more destructive power.

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