Fireworks too much like "bombs bursting in air"

For some veterans, fireworks too much like "bombs bursting in air"
KPAX News
by Jacqueline Quynh
8 hours 34 minutes ago

It's seems ironic, that those who may have fought the hardest to keep our country safe and free, may have a hard time celebrating this holiday. But loud noise could potentially trigger flashbacks.

Even if you have never seen combat, if you've ever heard fireworks before, you can imagine it sounds a lot like gun fire. And that sound will be hard to escape this 4th of July weekend, and that's why some veterans who have seen combat have a hard time coping this week.

"It sounded kind of like being back on the airport in Mosul Iraq and having incoming fire," said Brian Becker an army combat veteran with the Missoula Vet Center, who's served tours in Iraq. He remembers one year when a firework display he was enjoying with family turned out to be too much.

"I remember specifically just sitting down kind of putting my head in my hands and just kind of waiting it out," said Becker.
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