Recently, a child reached out to his Vietnam Veteran father by taking him to the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall that was moving through the states, an uncomfortable situation he hadn't dealt with or really explored. What he discovered was his father, forty plus years later after the conflict, had a hard time at the memorial and expressing his feelings, something his father deals with every time, he also realized he didn't know or understand what to do or say, a common issue both with vets and children. Because neither had the tools to deal with the feelings from an adult child or the veterans side, it became a distressing time spent together and confusing for the son. Below are links to help your veteran loved one, neighbor, friend or a stranger feel comfortable talking to you and you be able to have the tools to help them, and yourself properly communicate should you come into this situation. There is information also on dealing with the children's affects of secondary tra...
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