and, i just felt very isolated and trying to even articulate the difficulties of the transition. i am just getting my footing. it has been ten years since i got back. a lot of folks deal with post-traumatic stress because when they come back, they are still constantly on heighten alert. i found myself to be extremely short-tempered, my fuse was lightning fast and i realized something quickly was wrong. i went to therapy and outside of the military, it still angers this day that americans die for a war that seemingly had more aim. i will never forgive the leaders that caused people that i love to die. i love this country but this was a massive mistake.