Vietnam Vets Reach Out To Iraq Vets
Written for the Web by CBS4 Special Projects Producer Libby Smith
Reporting
Suzanne McCarroll
DENVER (CBS4) ―
Some estimates say nearly 20 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD). In Denver, those military men and women are getting some help from an unexpected group -- veterans from another war.
"There are four major situations I was involved in where I had to kill individuals not only with gunfire but stabbings," said Mike Tarby, a retired member of the U.S. Army who served in Vietnam for 2 years.
It has been 40 years since the Vietnam War and yet for many vets, the nightmares of their time in combat are as vivid as if the war was yesterday. Five men, all who served in Vietnam, are paying it forward to vets returning from the Iraq war who suffer from PTSD.
Chuck Douglas served in Vietnam. He also spent time in the residential treatment program at Denver's Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital.
"You wanted to go back over there because it felt more comfortable. It's what you knew. You didn't want to be here because you weren't welcome home," Douglas told CBS4click link for more
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