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I took it as a weakness on my part that I wasn't a good enough Marine.

Steven D. Wiegert, US Marine Corps 1966 - 1968, talks about why he didn't ask for help with his PTSD right away.

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When I came back, I was 20 years old when I

came out of Vietnam, I was very troubled by my experiences

and I didn't know how to deal with those feelings.

Feelings of guilt, I had extreme guilt for surviving,

and I took it as a weakness on my part,

that I wasn't a good enough Marine.

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