The Experiences Of War Will Always Stay With Our Soldiers

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A U.S. Army soldier provide security while coalition soldiers examine the inside of an Afghan army ammunition bunker during a visit to remove munitions left over from the Russian occupation in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, May 24, 2010. To prevent harm to Afghan and coalition soldiers, forces left ammunition behind for destruction at a later date. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Christopher DeWitt

For Some Veterans, Wars Never End -- Christian Science Monitor

Troops now coming home from Iraq -- and those scheduled to return from Afghanistan next year -- often carry the war with them.

In the town next to mine, a World War I Browning machine gun commands a quiet intersection. Several times a year, small flags are planted next to the much-repainted weapon. Most days, passersby don't give it a second thought, even though the conflict it commemorates was so epic in its day that President Woodrow Wilson called it “the war to end war.”

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My Comment: Truth be told .... for vets who experienced intense combat, the war will always stay with them. My father was a World War 2 veteran who fought for the Soviet Army .... until he passed away 5 years ago the nightmares and horrid experiences always stayed with him.