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What is the true meaning of war. What is the purpose of these so called “wars”. I say these statements because you will never truly know what happens on the battlefield. The decisions and choices made during these battles are truly limitless no matter how gory the possibility. My question to you is will you be able to cope with all the things that you have done during these wars even after all the fighting is done. When soldiers come back from wars they have a type of ailment called PTSD. PTSD means post traumatic stress disorder. When you think about the reasons for ptsd they are really understanding. You have to have a type of mindset to where you can't be broken or deterred by anything in your way. During war you do what you have to in order to survive. I think that even after all the fighting is over these people diagnosed with ptsd still feel as if they're still on the battlefield fighting for their lives. …show more content…

In a line of fire you can watch your Brother in arms die right next to you. You can never forget or simply can't forget something so gory and petrifying that has happened only a few steps away from you. Ptsd is a serious disorder and should be treated as such. You can be traumatized by not only wars but even the slightest traumatic event that has happened in your life. Post traumatic stress disorder can happen to anyone over anything, my last question to you is that will you fight for your country knowing the possibility that you won't return the

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