Originally posted by Flash69:
"I served in several defoliated jungle locations of the III
Corps area of South Vietnam(69-70). Before I went I fathered
two healthy children. ( My son was born one month before I
went to Nam) My wife and I came from large families, and our
wish was to have more children when I came back home. In '71
at Ft. Gordon, my wife miscarried at 4 months due to a
grossly deformed embryo, and also had to have surgery.
After
I separated from service, my wife carried for almost six
months and lost another. (Stillbirth, grossly deformed
embryo, '72) She suffered great physical pain with these
pregnancies and lost the ability to ever have children
again. This was devastating to us, more so to her than me. I
told her we were lucky to have two healthy children, but she
really never got over the losses.
Her personality changed
and she started to blame me for bringing back something from
Nam that caused the situation, even tho we knew nothing
about agent orange in '72. This was only the beginning.....
of my voyage thru a hell of sorrow, tears, heartbreak,
illness, pain, suffering and guilt that continues to this
day.... because of the effects of agent orange and PTSD."
'Flash'
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