These are all postcards from the community art project known as PostSecret. People are invited to write a secret they have never shared and anonymously send it in.
The following are postcards that I either saw in the PostSecret books or floating around the web. They all are in one way or another related to Operation Iraqi Freedom or military service. My goal is to post military related cards as they come out, as PostSecret does not have an archive.
A note on two of the cards that share thoughts of going to Iraq and never coming back: this is more common than you realize. There are serious mental health issues in military community that never get addressed because of the stigma of getting help. Some seek help, but most do not. No one wants to be thought of as crazy. Not all commands know and understand mental health and treatments that are available. There are soldiers every day that at least think about crawling into a bunker, a port a john, or some other secluded spot with a loaded weapon and never seeing their loved ones again. And those are just the ones in theater. PTSD can kill someone slowly once they're stateside when they turn to alcohol or drugs to deal with it.
Help is available. All you have to do is ask. If necessary, demand it. Take yourself in. The only person that can take care of you is yourself.
7 comments:
This is an incredibly powerful post.
Yes. There is help available, and some of it comes from vets who've been there.
I am currently being trained as an advocate for victims of MST. I also have many friends who are advocates for other types of service connected issues, psychological and otherwise.
Please contact me if you'd like to discuss this further. bethel at waypoint dot com
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I think that exits a lot of Military secrets that we do no know, secrets like OVNI's or another things.
This blog have been helped me to know more information regarding the methods followed by the military people to fight for our country against the enemies.
nice sharing! would you mind updating your blog with more information. Thank you for sharing to us.
What a fun pattern! It's great to hear from you and see what you've sent up to. All of the p to this.Thanks!
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