The Aftermath of Horror: A Lieutenant’s Story of Her Struggle to Overcome Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Denver, CO, August 12, 2007 --(PR.com)-- On October 23, 1983, two hundred forty-one Marines were killed in their sleep in the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Lt. Bonnie J. Tierney was the Mass Casualty Officer at Rhein Main Air Base in Frankfurt, Germany, assigned to identify and process the decaying body parts. For 30 days, she did her duty. Then for the next twenty years, she suffered from depression, nightmares, panic attacks, and thoughts of suicide—until she was diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Locked in Time offers a vivid portrait of one who, like so many veterans, is not able to leave behind the atrocities of war, whose mind burns with dreadful, noxious memories that have prevented her from living a normal life. Through Locked in Time, author Bonnie Tierney describes her early years of growing up poor in a dysfunctional family, her relationship struggles, her challenges as a woman in the military, the devastating effects of the marine killings that forever altered her life, and her hopes and dreams for the future of America.
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I want to thank you for posting my information on your website. Everyday of my life since that horrific bombing and my involvement in sending our brothers home, has been an awful struggle. This year will mark the 25th Anniversary of their death on October 23, 2008 and it still feels like yesterday for me. Given therapy for the last four years, I am able to see the light...the candle burns and I still remember the smells, the sights and everything about what we did during "Project ID" -- thank you for bringing the light to the world and to other veterans. I mean it guys when I say, "don't just walk to the VA - run and run with all that you have left of your heart to seek help! Be a survivor and take it one day at a time -- but you must take that first step and seek help! I'm grateful to everyone who is taking time to care for our veterans as well. There is light at the end of the tunnel -- and it is filled with so many tears.
ReplyDeleteWith a Heart of Love,
Bonnie Tierney
Author & Veteran
I want to thank you for posting my information on your website. Everyday of my life since that horrific bombing and my involvement in sending our brothers home, has been an awful struggle. This year will mark the 25th Anniversary of their death on October 23, 2008 and it still feels like yesterday for me. Given therapy for the last four years, I am able to see the light...the candle burns and I still remember the smells, the sights and everything about what we did during "Project ID" -- thank you for bringing the light to the world and to other veterans. I mean it guys when I say, "don't just walk to the VA - run and run with all that you have left of your heart to seek help! Be a survivor and take it one day at a time -- but you must take that first step and seek help! I'm grateful to everyone who is taking time to care for our veterans as well. There is light at the end of the tunnel -- and it is filled with so many tears.
ReplyDeleteWith a Heart of Love,
Bonnie Tierney
Author & Veteran
Locked In Time
Bonnie, thank you for commenting on this. I am honored you wanted to comment on my site. People like you are my heroes. Not just because you served, but because you were wounded and had the courage to stand up for others who are still unable to.
ReplyDeleteI was at a conference with the Chaplains in Ohio this weekend. People were asking me about PTSD. I told them that I've never seen it this bad, but I've never been so hopeful because of people like you. Your willingness to speak out about your life shines a beam on the suffering of countless others. Because of you and others like you, the media pay attention. Your courage and their coverage, will not only help to erode the stigma, it will bring greater understanding to researchers trying to treat PTSD better.
Bless you for your willingness to still stand in service of others.