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Summary Of A Veterans Wonders How Will Ptd Affect My Kids By Brooke King

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In “A Veterans Wonders: How Will PTSD Affect My Kids” Brooke King expands on Nguyen’s idea that all wars are fought twice on the battlefield and in memory. This quote talks about the physical and mental trauma that soldiers endured during war. “The constant bombing of Camp Liberty in Iraq”. (pg 70) The author is explaining the experience that the soldier had to endure during her time serving this time of war. The physical trauma was there, but even when the war was over, the fight had yet to yield. “The smell of roadkill can trigger the memory of bagging and tagging blown-up soldiers.”(pg 70) This quote highlights the indication that she hasn't recovered from the war experiences that the war left her with still remembering the bodies she had
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