tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post4564822695209789673..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Combat and SuicideJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-39724262724482442162015-09-20T20:57:52.064-04:002015-09-20T20:57:52.064-04:00I think, Mr or Ms Verloren, that the answer is lik...I think, Mr or Ms Verloren, that the answer is likely "all of the above."pootrsoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975929246429466067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-38067686411208359312015-09-19T17:07:32.262-04:002015-09-19T17:07:32.262-04:00I have to wonder how many World War II veterans co...I have to wonder how many World War II veterans commited suicide after the war, but given the times and the nature of media and social propriety back then, it never got talked about. Or if present day veterans are uniquely suffering compared to earlier in the century, what might be different between then and now?<br /><br />Was it the greater economic opportunity for returning veterans after WWII? Was it some difference in the makeup of units, with men previously often serving with others from their own hometowns and regions, and the survivors all returning together rather than splitting apart once it all ends? Was it that the toll of the war had been felt more keenly even among civilians at home, and returning veterans were less isolated from their communities because everyone had collectively suffered, even if to greater or lesser degrees?<br /><br />Or was it perhaps due to a greater sense that the war had been a just one, and that a true victory had actually been achieved? That the men who fought and died in the mud halfway across the world had not suffered and sacrificed in vain? That it wasn't all a colossal waste of time, money, life, and dignity that ultimately did more harm than good?G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com