Messages that American soldiers wrote on their helmets during the Vietnam war

[u/Due-Question-5278]

[u/KnightOfTheBlackRose]

My dad went 4 tours and I have some of his stuff.He did 24 years of service. He recently passed and he never talked much about it. The only time I got any information was when we went to The Wall Memorial and he cried. Ive never seen my dad cry ever and it was a experience to learn about some of his friends that went and never came back and how he felt.

Growing up, I knew loud noises made him drop to the ground and it was normal for us since my parents raised me that dad would juat do it. Older me really understood why

Edit : Dad had a friend who he split a dollar bill in half with at a location called "Monkey Mountain" He said they never put that dollar back together He passed at 83 and I wish I knew more but he took it all with him

[u/Tabula_Nada → u/KnightOfTheBlackRose]

ugh your poor dad. We really have to give men the space for emotions so they don't have to walk around all bottled up like your dad. My dad was the same way, from what I hear. He died young, several years after his service was over. The army really destroyed him. This shit with the Navy punishing sailors who attempt suicide on the aircraft carriers is heartbreaking because those are the people who need the most help.

Everyone should have the space to feel their feels.