Vietnam Veterans: Welcome Home (PSA – 60-second)

Vietnam Veterans: Welcome Home (PSA – 60-second)

Interviewee 1:

We served our country like those before us.

Interviewee 2:

The camaraderie is what kept me going, you know. It was a dangerous area and all of Vietnam was dangerous.

Interviewee 3:

I didn't know what to expect when I got back.

Interviewee 4:

For the first ten years after I got out, no one would've known that I was in the service.

Interviewee 5:

I got home, got married two weeks later, got a job.

Interviewee 1:

We came back, built lives, families and communities, but we still had challenges.

Interviewee 6:

The carnage of war left an indelible mark on me.

Interviewee 7:

I would have intrusive thoughts and horrible nightmares.

Interviewee 1:

Services and support that can help are available for Veterans.

Interviewee 8:

I went to the VA, talked to my doctor.

Interviewee 9:

I started doing groups. I started doing one-on-one counselling.

Interviewee 1:

We found ways to move past these challenges for ourselves and for our families. At MakeTheConnection.net, you can hear our stories and find tools and services available to you.

Interviewee 10:

The more I talked to people, family, friends, other Vets, the better I feel.