War leaves an enduring legacy in combatants' lives
Barbara Smith1, Matthew Parsons, Jennifer Hand
1a School of Nursing , The University of Auckland , Auckland , New Zealand.
Abstract:
The memory of combat experience endures in World War II veterans. As veterans age, traumatic memory that previously may have been suppressed in the busyness of family and everyday life can re-emerge. Combat stress may affect not only the veterans, but also those people closely associated with them. Interviews were conducted with World War II veteran aircrew, wives, children, grandchildren, siblings, and friends to examine the impact of combat experience on the veterans and the family across the life course from the perspectives of the various participants. The combat experience significantly affected the life course of most.
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