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That wasn't the military thing at the time.

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I imagine that a good portion of my father not asking for help

had to do with, that wasn't the military thing at the time.

You know, it was you went and -- it's like World War II.

You went, you served, you came home,

and you put it all behind you.

And you had two kids and bought a house,

and you lived happily ever after.

And that's kind of the way I think they sort of indoctrinate,

is just, you're a soldier, you go and do your thing,

and you go home when you're done

and don't think about it too much.

And I think, you know, depending on the war,

they all carry their own certain special issues,

special things that go along with it.

The Vietnam War was not, I don't think,

pleasant for a lot of people coming back,

and I don't think the government was particularly there for

encouraging people to go get help if there was an issue.

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