What Many Vets Should Have Done

[retiredat44]

As with most of us, we look back on things we chould have/should have done...

which is impossible now,

but , to help others, they should repport every incident, no matter how small, especially if it is medical... even dwon to cuts and brusies. I had no idiea what would unfold through my years serving and the years later..

al the health issues, and al the medical issues, whether I reported them or not.

I am thankful that I reported as many as I did, or else I might be up the creek without a paddle..

and if someone did not report them, a buddy statement might be their only hope of showing proof.

There are severla incidents I did not report.. because I was embarrased or thought i was tough..

I think a broken nose... was one..

I was also near a bomb attack on our base, (A terrorist blew up a car bomb across the street from the smal wooden building i was in with several other people.. we had the night shift and it was at 7:20 am, when this car bomb went off. The five story building was destroyed... I went into the buidling later to help with the effort to look at damage..

several floor were collapsed, the glass went through al the heavy winter coats on coat racks and the glass was sticking in walls and door frames..

the car partas from several cars went over the five story building...

Severla people and myself were thrown across a room and on the floor. We never reported this to the doctors because we didn't feel the need to.

No one was int he building at the time, because the daily work started at 8 am... and it was only 7:20 am.

It was a NATO headquarters buiding that was the target...

that's it in a nutshell.. but there's much more to it..

But, There are many instances where we do not report incidents to the medical and doctors.. that may affect us later..

I would never try to say I was in combat, I was not, and would never try to make anything i have been through as important as what a combat Veteran did/does.

But, now, the VA would not know about my broken nose happened on active duty.. nor of my shock in the bomb attack..

Unles sof course I went through hell trying to find people for a buddy report..

but, I had enough experiences and have enough health issues that I shouldn't even need to think about the things I never reported..

Just Sayin..

[Cruinthe]

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