Friday, November 14, 2008
I understand why that WII veteran felt like he needed to keep his war life a secret for all these years. Going through such a tough time of hardships and seeing all the bad things that happened must be tough to reminisce. Plus, having first hand experience with it such as the death of that other American in his hands. He wouldn't really mind signing that agreement about keeping his mouth shut since its not something that he would want to think about anyways.
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I agree with you, it definitely seems like it would be difficult to talk about regardless of the rules against. However, in many cases, time and comforting interactions with others can help sooth the pain of the recalling issue. I do not think that it was necessary to sign the paper stating that they should be in silence for the remainder of their lives.
I agree with your response that some veterans, after going through the tremendous, shocking hardship, they would feel the need to sign papers and get things over with. After that, some may even be able to start a new life, if they can forget what happened. I do think that for others, they feel better speaking about it. It may help them get the weight off their shoulders, and after that, actually start to feel comfortable with themselves.
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