Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
My mom told me recently that when she and my dad were first married and my dad was in Korea (U.S. Army - infantry), she would send him cookies. One of his sisters was able to get paint cans (before their insides ever saw paint, of course) for her to send the cookies overseas. He's now 81 years old. My brother and family went to Washington, D.C. for summer vacation and took a lot of photos at the Korean War Memorial. After they looked at the photos together, my dad talked with them a little about what all he did and saw there. I'm 43 and I have never heard him discuss it.
I think you're talking about the experience at the Memorial that he didn't discuss, but it brought to mind others I know that have been in conflict and don't discuss it.
My father, as I mentioned earlier, was in the Korean War and WWI; he's never discussed it.
A good friend was in Desert Storm; he won't discuss it.
My brother was engaged in conflict in the Army; he won't discuss it.
My brother in law was in conflict in the Navy; he doesn't discuss it.
...the list goes on...

None of us at home can imagine what goes on; I may not agree with the reasons for much of the conflict, but I have to respect their experience, their pain, and their privacy. It's the least I can do.