Gonzo Station,1979-1980 South China Seas Refugees

[seagull]

seagull here,our ship a manuverable small destroyer got orders to pass

trough the straits of iran. to secure safe passage on the straits for oil

passage.anyhow that single manuver has allways stayed on my mind to this

day it bothers me as when were going threw the straits we could have been

attacked would that qualify as a post traumatic event or stressor? just stre-

ssing. allso saw dead vietnamese refugees floating out near our ship, and or

saving refugees on the south china seas considered stressos. had my life threa-

tened on board.received mail from home that relatives drowned.the fact that i

almost drowned at a beach in calif. stressors huh? also got expeditionary medal

for being on gonzo station for over 3 months ,lived onboard ship for over 4 years

that was stressfull. am i going against the wind with all this?