VAntage Point My Life, My Story #10: Jess, talking about trauma When we ask Veterans to tell us about their lives, some choose to avoid painful subjects, and that’s just fine by us. The aim of “My Life, My Story” isn’t to drag out confessions or extract difficult memories, but here, Jess opened up. Our goal is to give Veterans a space to talk about who they are and where they come from. “What else do you want your doctors and nurses to know about you?” is a question we often ask. For some Vets, the answer is: not a whole lot. “Let’s just skip over my first marriage,” one might say. “My time in Vietnam isn’t something I like to talk about,” says another.