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Take Another Puff

I know a number of Vietnam War veterans who suffer not only from "Agent Orange" but also PTSD. I had those veterans in mind when I wrote my new song "Take Another Puff." 

There are veterans who were in the Vietnam War in the battle fields that still some 50 years later have nightmares and can't get certain things/events out of their heads. Even after 50 years they are still going in for treatment and some go in for as long as two to three months. That is trauma! 

Going all the way back to the Revolutionary War so much blood has been shed by our veterans. So many have been wounded physically and emotionally so we can enjoy the freedoms we have. We owe "everything" to these brave men and women. 

So many have been wounded physically and emotionally so we can enjoy the freedoms we have.

If you need help with you PTSD contact a VA to see what they can do for you. They are there to help.

Biographical Details

Primary Location During Vietnam: Crookston, MN, United States Vietnam location marker

Story Subject: Civilian

Man in a dark room playing a guitar

Story Themes: Agent Orange, Honor, Music, PTSD, Sacrifice, Shaun Schipper, Trauma

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