Personal Narrative: Redeployment Ceremony

Many soldiers who return from the war suffer for many years. During the war, soldiers go through many different experiences. I came from a small military family; from two grandfathers, to my step-father. My grandfather Vaughn Clark was in World War Two, and I was never

In Stress-induced somatization is spouses of deployed and nondeployed serviceman, authors Burton et al.’s (2009) found “spouses of deployed serviceman had significantly higher perceived stress scores than spouses of nondeployed service members”. The authors used a survey research type of study with participatory information was demonstrated in the response information. They describe their main claim is to compare the perceived stress experienced by spouses of deployed versus non deployed servicemen. A sub claim is “compare the level of somatization experienced” in both groups. An additional sub claim is to “determine the relationship between perceived stress and level of somatization experienced by spouses” (p.333)

Allen, E. S., Rhoades, G. K., Stanley, S. M., & Markman, H. J. (2010). Hitting home: Relationships between recent deployment, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and marital functioning for Army couples. Journal Of Family Psychology, 24(3), 280-288. doi:10.1037/a0019405

Being in war is definitely one of the most life changing events a person will ever have whether it be for the better or for the worst. Soldiers will witness events that are impossible to forget or see back at home in the states. Some soldiers may have even seen one of their best friends that they’ve known for forever get blown up into pieces right next to them, or they might even get one of their own limbs blown off of their own bodies, becoming handicapped for life. As a result of seeing something so intense like that, most soldiers are usually traumatized. In matter of fact, a great amount of soldiers are traumatized from the very beginning of being in war. It’s without a doubt difficult to deal with this but there are some ways where

Have you ever known a war veteran? A family member, a friend, or a complete stranger that gave up years in their prime to serve their country? Have you ever envisioned yourself in their shoes, adapted to civilian life, and in as little as a year having to make choices like deciding whether to pull the trigger of an assault rifle or not? Now, begin to empathize with the soldiers who lived that reality and had to see their friends die in battle. To some of us, this would sound extreme in nature and connecting to the ones who have sacrificed their pasts to preserve our futures sounds repulsive almost and an insurmountable task.

Now I am 49 and the war has been over for some time now and that is good and somehow bad for me. I have changed much ever since the war ended and so has the whole Platoon. It is crazy how much I have changed in the past 40 years first I was scared of the war, then I was a lieutenant in the war and now it’s hard for me to function without thinking about the war. Right after the war all of the squad member tried to see each other as much as we could. But now the few of us that are left can hardly ever see each other. Or don’t make the effort to. An example of what I miss from the war is the way we honored the dead. It was very unique we would make

My grandfather was drafted to be a medic in Vietnam 82nd airborne. One day he sated that he was with one of his best friends going out to check for wounded. He said “ I nudged my best friend and asked if he was read only to turn around to see that, half of his head was gone. Have you ever cut a grapefruit in half? That is exactly what his head looked like.” In this traumatizing moment my grandfather explained that in War there is no time to have grief; that you do not have any time to comprehend what just happened. He proceeded to tell me that War wasn’t about saving your friends because you have to save yourself.

Living with a partner with PTSD can be difficult, especially if a spouse is uneducated about the disorder and does not know how to react to the significant changes in their spouse. This type of behavior and interaction within the marriage can cause significant stress on both the veteran as well as the spouse. Spouses of returning veterans may also experience a feeling of being overwhelmed being the head of the household and managing the household finances (Department of VA affairs, 2011). Some spouses also feel isolated from friends and family, because they feel an obligation to take care of their husbands or wives and makes them feel isolated from family. Early research on PTSD has shown a harmful effect of PTSD on families (Hayes, Wakefield, Andresen, Scherrer, Traylor, Wiegmann, Demark, & DeSouza, 2010).

American soldiers or soldiers in general are considered to be heroes. They put their lives on the line to help protect their country. However what few people seem to realize is that a soldier's battle is not only out there on the battle field. It is in their everyday lives during and after their time served. It is very common for soldiers to suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD for short.

His gray eyes fell to the floor, immediately shoot up to the ceiling. He stared blankly into space as he pondered the presented topic of PTSD; he folded his leathery hands and nodded as though in his mind he had recalled the entire 2 years he was at war. He interlocked his eyes with mine and shook his head in disappointment. I could hear the anguish in my grandpa’s voice, ”On several occurrences the ones whose lives I was able to salvage told me they wish I hadn't, they knew at this point they had fewer struggles here at war than they would at home”. My Grandpa was right, returning home can be just as intimidating as facing the battlefront. Most of the blame for this skepticism of returning home can be placed on one thing in particular: Post Traumatic Stress disorder. 3 out of every 10 soldiers returned home with PTSD("PTSD: National Center for PTS."). PTSD among war veterans is being overdiagnosed and mistreated, diagnosis needs to be

Military deployment is a significant risk condition entailing increased probability for maladjustment in several critical life domains. In the research literature, there is a general lack of information on the evaluation of gender differences in mental health, vocational, and barriers affecting post deployment. The research for female veterans following deployment in conflict climates is extremely limited (cite). When looking at the literature of PTSD despite women being barred from some combat deployments rates of PTSD are at the same rate as men (11-13%) (cite). One factor that the literature suggests is the high rate of experiences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and gender-based harassment during deployment.

The Darkling Thrush" is a poem occasioned by the beginning of a new year and a new century. It is formally precise, comprised of four octaves with each stanza containing two quatrains in hymn measure. The movement of the first two stanzas is from observation of a winter landscape as perceived by an individual speaker to a terrible vision of the death of an era that the landscape seems to disclose. The action is in how the apprehension of this particular moment of seeing changes as the emotional impact of the scene solidifies.

From the original monarchies to the establishment of democracy and every step in between, there were five distinct stages of government in Greece. These ideologies forged the foundation for common government, as well as preserving Ancient Greece as one of the most prominent countries in history. This paper will discuss the dogma behind each governmental system: monarchy, aristocracy, tyranny, oligarchy, and democracy.

Women were raising their voices, social norms were changing, and the traditional structure of government was being torn down. Culture was evolving, people were challenging the church, and it was all due to the heavy influence of the French Revolution (Cooper). It was the Romantic era, and also the perfect time for an extraordinary author to arise.

My first battle was on August 20, 1914. I’ve fought through it bravely but it was murderous. And at every move we make, we lost a dozen soldiers. I am lucky to even be alive. I no longer woke up to birds chirping, a blue sky, and the sun shining. It was becoming harder to wake up in the mornings knowing I’m one day closer to death. It was brutally heartbreaking, to see all the soldiers in pain on the battlefield. They are all