{"id":2631,"date":"2026-02-03T17:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/?page_id=2631"},"modified":"2026-04-07T23:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T23:20:58","slug":"unseen-wounds-of-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/?page_id=2631","title":{"rendered":"Unseen Wounds of War"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Post-Traumatic S<\/span>tress\u00a0<\/span>disorder\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(PTSD)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

remains\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>significant\u00a0<\/span>issue\u00a0<\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>Vietnam\u00a0<\/span>veterans,\u00a0<\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>studies\u00a0<\/span>indicating\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>substantial\u00a0<\/span>number\u00a0<\/span>continue\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>experience\u00a0<\/span>symptoms\u00a0<\/span>decades\u00a0<\/span>after\u00a0<\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>service.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Overview\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>PTSD\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>Vietnam\u00a0<\/span>Veterans<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n
PTSD\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>mental\u00a0<\/span>health\u00a0<\/span>condition\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>can\u00a0<\/span>occur\u00a0<\/span>after\u00a0<\/span>experiencing\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>witnessing\u00a0<\/span>traumatic\u00a0<\/span>events.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
For\u00a0<\/span>Vietnam\u00a0<\/span>veterans,\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>recognition\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>PTSD\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>distinct\u00a0<\/span>diagnosis\u00a0<\/span>came\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>1980,\u00a0<\/span>shortly\u00a0<\/span>after\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Vietnam\u00a0<\/span>War\u00a0<\/span>ended.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Agent Orange “The Dioxin That keeps Killing”<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Agent Orange Memorial Located in Union Township, OH<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Unseen Wounds of War Post-Traumatic Stress\u00a0disorder\u00a0(PTSD)\u00a0 remains\u00a0a\u00a0significant\u00a0issue\u00a0for\u00a0Vietnam\u00a0veterans,\u00a0with\u00a0studies\u00a0indicating\u00a0that\u00a0a\u00a0substantial\u00a0number\u00a0continue\u00a0to\u00a0experience\u00a0symptoms\u00a0decades\u00a0after\u00a0their\u00a0service. Overview\u00a0of\u00a0PTSD\u00a0in\u00a0Vietnam\u00a0Veterans PTSD\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0mental\u00a0health\u00a0condition\u00a0that\u00a0can\u00a0occur\u00a0after\u00a0experiencing\u00a0or\u00a0witnessing\u00a0traumatic\u00a0events.\u00a0 For\u00a0Vietnam\u00a0veterans,\u00a0the\u00a0recognition\u00a0of\u00a0PTSD\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0distinct\u00a0diagnosis\u00a0came\u00a0in\u00a01980,\u00a0shortly\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0Vietnam\u00a0War\u00a0ended.\u00a0 Many\u00a0veterans\u00a0have\u00a0reported\u00a0symptoms\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0flashbacks,\u00a0anxiety,\u00a0and\u00a0depression,\u00a0which\u00a0can\u00a0severely\u00a0impact\u00a0their\u00a0daily\u00a0lives. Dennis Franz, Combat Veteran, tells the story of a young Marine at the The Siege of Khe Sanh, Vietnam, in 1968. David Franz of NYPD Blue Agent Orange “The Dioxin That keeps Killing” Agent Orange Memorial Located in Union Township, OH What Really Happened […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2631","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2631"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3777,"href":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2631\/revisions\/3777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}