Army's tweet asking soldiers how service has impacted them prompts heartbreaking responses
By Owen Daugherty - 05/26/19 05:23 PM EDT
A post on Twitter from the U.S. Army asking former soldiers how serving has impacted them drew harrowing and heartbreaking responses, showing the human impact service and deployment has on veterans.
The U.S. Army asked Thursday night for responses to the seemingly benign question that has since elicited more than 10,000 responses as of Sunday.
While some answers from former service members were filled with fond memories and instances of growth and pride, an overwhelmingly amount discussed in detail struggles with mental health, PTSD and suicide.
Many of the responses detailed the difficult transition for service members when they returned home from combat or exited the military and returned to their lives as civilians.
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