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In the beginning I struggled with my self-worth
and still trying to have that, let other people
or make other people think that I was unaffected,
that I was brave all the time.
All that stuff, I struggled with it, and that's why it took me
so many years to get to the point where I am now
that I can accept those things that I did or didn't do,
the decisions I made that cost people their lives.
Those issues, they're pretty common with all combat veterans.
There is pain in getting well.
I needed to talk about those things
and to deal with those things, and it was painful.
And I was frightened and I resisted,
but I can honestly say that it's been a positive thing for me.
One thing I did learn that was a real positive thing
in the PTSD program that I've always kept very close is that
those who didn't come back, who were killed in action,
I have the chance to live the life that they didn't
get the chance to live, so today it is a privilege to do that.