Thanks for the blog, I too served as a Navy Nurse & did not go to war, but sent my corpsmen and younger Navy Nurses to the first gulf war from Camp Pendelton. But the injuries from the more recent conflicts are more severe and no one truly understands the mental anguish of post-traumatic stress! So thank you for volunteering! I am no longer volunteering due to health reasons so I am grateful to you for your service! As the VA health Care System is woefully lacking in so manyand makes so many mistakes! So I am grateful to you for your service in Honoring those who served and have given so much and just want to live their lives!