tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276267521101080166.post6471334842021808413..comments2023-10-02T11:21:50.310-04:00Comments on AROUND THE SCUTTLEBUTT: A THANK YOU TO THE VA FROM ONE GRATEFUL VETERANMachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02067844122370343813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276267521101080166.post-64194605883814363042016-07-04T14:39:30.716-04:002016-07-04T14:39:30.716-04:00Huh? What was that? Just kidding, Brother. Than...Huh? What was that? Just kidding, Brother. Thanks for dropping by. The door is always open, coffee on the fire.<br /><br />Tinnitus and HF hearing loss was my first introduction to the VA, too--no earplugs in RVN! I must admit, I have really gotten attached to close captioning when it is not a live broadcast.<br /><br />Semper Fi.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067844122370343813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1276267521101080166.post-31754141021970539682016-07-04T10:15:32.856-04:002016-07-04T10:15:32.856-04:00I don't have PTSD. I never faced the things Ma...I don't have PTSD. I never faced the things Mac and others like him did. My time in the land of the "pop-up, shoot back targets" was relatively benign, for which I am grateful everyday. <br /><br />I just started using the VA last year when the hearing loss from years of rifle fire, unmuffled tracked vehicles and unsquelched radio earphones got so bad I couldn't hear the dialogue on "Game of Thrones." I have been highly impressed with the treatment, care and routine competence at my local VA here in Lake City FL. For the life of me I cannot imagine that the horrors presented by the media were as bad as alleged.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03674901235949813041noreply@blogger.com