During my son's two deployments I was nearly catatonic with fear. I'm forever grateful he returned mostly unscathed. I have immense empathy for these parents.

@cherylmillard2067

3 күн бұрын

When my son was considering enlisting, my anxiety and stress immediately started, I even called his enlistment office and pleaded that he was my only child. Luckily, he went to trade school and graduated with a Machinist certification. Though for the life of me I cannot even begin to imagine your fear even if I tried. ❤‍🩹❤‍🩹

I hated my dad. He fought next to high explosives throughout his career in the Army in the Pacific during WWII. I was born in 1944 when he was attacking Angaur near Palau and experiencing explosives who in a moment of time many years later he explained the explosives he experienced and later said my mother saved his life from "Shell Shock". I never got to meet him before the war injuries. I forgive myself now for my fear of his anger, his addictions, and later his decline. He was and is a hero. He was drafted and trained for two years to do the invasions heading towards Japan. My two daughters got to know him in the nursing home when he had "mellowed" out according to them. We didn't know. My mother refused to leave him in spite of his rage. He did survive. I too survived and learned of his lifelong suffering. I'm thankful that my enlistment at the age of 17 was not a repeat. Thanks to the medical profession that is now investigating the disaster of super blasts. I experienced them but not like many other vets experienced. We all need healing, kindness and forgiveness.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself

@MsRotorwings

11 ай бұрын

You sir have empathy. Glad to hear the blasts you suffered weren’t as devastatingly debilitating.

Any parent who loses a child, never really recovers. Giving and receiving support is more important than people realize.

@bngr_bngr

Жыл бұрын

Parents and childrens scammed by the military industrial complex. Sending them to foreign lands to fight other peoples wars.

@albertmarnell9976

11 ай бұрын

I've seen people recover. It is not easy and does any of us really recover as we enter old age? Everyone dies one way or another. It is not pretty and can happen at any age. Most of the people that were part of my life are dead. By 70 most of the important people in our lives are in the cemetery. I know that my parents would have recovered with no major trauma if I had died. My grandparents would have been heart broken but my parents at times literally did things that would have put them in prison today. They were clueless about children and felt that every normal or even healthy thing a child or teen does against their wishes should be met with violence or a threat to your life.

I’m rated 100% disabled for PTSD through the VA. The #1 thing that helped after a decade long battle was becoming 100% sober. I didn’t realize that my PTSD was exacerbated by chronic cannabis use along with alcohol abuse, clonopine use and nicotine withdrawals.

@FigaroHey

Жыл бұрын

God bless you. I pray you will continue to do better. You deserve - DESERVE - a normal, peaceful life: you risked your life to give me a normal, peaceful life. There is no amount of tax money that can be begrudged our soldiers to help them with the dreadful consequences of war. My father was a World War II veteran. He was 'only' in the Coast Guard and 'only' a machinist's mate on an escort ship in the South Pacific. He never talked about his war experience. My mother said that after the War, they had to get separate beds because in his nightmares he would kick her out of bed. When he was in his nineties, he was still having the nightmares. Only once did he tell me why he had the nightmares: the sheer terror of being on a ship that was being torpedoed or strafed by a plane or having bombs dropping around the ship and the ship rocking violently and nearly capsizing, while you felt like a complete sitting duck, unable to do anything, go anywhere, escape in any way. As far as I know, my father never manned a gun, never 'fought' in a battle, and yet he was still traumatized by his war experiences in his nightmares in his 90s. If his experiences did that to him, I can't imagine how traumatized men must be who were engaged in 'real' combat. It is beyond time that we took the mental and psychological consequences of war with the utmost seriousness and urgency.

@EffortlessEthan

Жыл бұрын

I would like to give my two cents and just say that at times when cannabis was legally available to me, it actually helped reduce my symptoms and made me able to function. After being able to work through my trauma I stopped using it because I had always just wanted to be able to be totally sober and just ok again. I also recognize that different people might have different reactions to it or might be predisposed to have a bad reaction. I just want to give my experience that when I was in the thick of it, for me personally, it was a life saver and also easy to disuse when I had overcome the biggest hurdles associated with trauma and I could return to being functional and sober. I hope that one day more research is done into recognizing who should and shouldn't consider using a medication possibly derived from cannabis under a medical setting, in cases where it might alleviate the symptoms of trauma in individuals.

@thomasc5817

Жыл бұрын

I'm 70% PTSD rated and Cannibas is my godsend...🤷‍♂️

@sjlawson3708

Жыл бұрын

God bless you. I hope that you never EVER give up.

@izzyjones7108

Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤ I feel for you

“A life is lost but love does not end.”

Wow. Brian Mancini was an extraordinary human being. What a loss. What a tragic, terrible loss. God rest his soul.

This is painful therapy. To all those who contributed to this 60min show, thank you for your recognition.

In memoriam of LCpl Kevin Scott Smith, USMC. KIA 21 March 2005.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Rest in piece

God bless these parents whom have spoken openly and honestly about their children. They are gone but not forgotten. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

This is very hard to watch.❤ Why can't we all live in peace?❤Thank you for your Service.❤❤

@alwillk

Жыл бұрын

America is a violent country. We average a war every 20 years. We spend billions of dollars annually on military and weapons. We imprison more people than any other country. We hand out guns like candy on Halloween.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Serving the elite

God Bless all the Gold Star families. Their children will never be forgotten. We are here because of their efforts. Thankyou.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself

These vets are true heroes do not allow them to be forgotten

@ivreiceman20257

Жыл бұрын

Dead heroes that died for nothing

@rustyshackle917

Жыл бұрын

There is no honor in fighting wars of aggression for world banks and big oil. Wake up. War is a racket.

@moebarcelona3765

Жыл бұрын

@@ivreiceman20257 how they are a hero when the whole thing was a fn lie it was an unjust and a war of lies bush and his whole administration intentionally deceived the American ppl to go to war.

@Paul-bd7fe

Жыл бұрын

@@ivreiceman20257what was the purpose of saying that? Did it work? What did It achieve?

@tuckerbugeater

Жыл бұрын

@@ivreiceman20257 They died to create the NWO.

Much respect to all these soldiers, the living and the fallen..hats off

"Gold Star Parents"... A touching tribute to your beautiful children... 🇿🇦

This is really hard to watch, but also really important to understand that we most not judge others and we should listen. Thank you for your sacrifice and service for our country. God bless

@bngr_bngr

Жыл бұрын

Parents and childrens scammed by the military industrial complex. Sending them to foreign lands to fight other peoples wars.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Serving the elite

I didn't know about prolonged exposure therapy but I've used the same kind of technique (realizing on my own that I needed to try to rehash and expose myself to the memories so that they would have less of an unbidden effect on me) for the same kinds of symptoms after seeing a kid die in his mother's arms when I was a child, only beginning to use the technique almost a decade after the fact, and it's helped a lot. One of the things that can also happen is that you can't remember what the traumatic event was, and then you're just lost in that state without a way to get better until you can remember. I didn't remember for about seven years.

The hardest lesson is not overcoming your fears it is practicing forgiveness and acceptance.

One major differences with this yearly ‘gathering/ bonding same feelings of loss- an immediate bond bc same pain. Thank Blue n Gold ladies group for setting this most sensitive method of expression, empathy, and unity .

Being a leader and having good men die under your command. It is one of the heaviest burdens one can bear with.

Brian was a very brave soldier 🪖

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Fine line between bravery and stupidity

Please pass the Major Richard Star Act, our Dad had brain injury and was medical retired at 19 years, he fell 1 year short of retirement and has to pay dollar for dollar all of his VA benefits from his retirement. Please stop this madness we need your support.

It's so sad. I can't imagine. To everyone else they are heroes but for the parent it's your baby and a hero

"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children"- Ghandi.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

If you are praying for peace then prepare for war

😢so so sorry 😔🙏 for all the loss

So glad i got out in 2004. The stupidity of these wars is astronomical.

@shutinalley

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately what our military does is good for dollar business. Anybody who has dollars in their account should feel sorry.

@laraoneal7284

Жыл бұрын

Shutin Alley. 💯and we’re still getting lied to everyday. We instigate all wars. It is reprehensible.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Stupid is as stupid does

My heart is breaking with these veterans stories and their suffering and sacrifices 💔💔💔 Thank you to all the veterans for your service to keep myself and my children and grandchildren free!❤️💙🙏

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Muh Freedumbs 🤪

So, what is empathy? It's the ability to understand another person's thoughts and feelings in a situation from their point of view, rather than your own. It differs from sympathy, where one is moved by the thoughts and feelings of another but maintains an emotional distance

Thank you to each vet for fighting for democracy in this world. Love you all.

Well done! Most valuable work, doctors, 60 minutes, veterans, educators THANK-YOU 🙏

Did that Gentleman call his sons service selfish? I'm hoping I misheard, because I'm so grateful for his sons service. I'm grateful for every man and woman they chose to selflessly fight to protect our country, the greatest country on earth!!!

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Serving the elite 🤓🖕

@MsRotorwings

11 ай бұрын

Selfless.

Thank you for the video

Praying for all of you. My respect to the brave men and women who gave their lives. They are heros.

@askquestions1236

Жыл бұрын

Im in tears. 🙏🙏🙏

You never get over the loss of a child, but you do learn to move forward and accept a new normal.

Thanks, y'all! Hugs and peace!❤

thanks to all the families, and service men and women, i gave sgt gilmore his last meal after a prayer, a jewish chaplain gave me 2 meals i gave him one, 45 min later he died, by an ied, that was the first day of hell, i spent a whole month in sadr city getting shot at , mortared at extremely close range, so close my buddies got concussions from the blasts, we got rocketed, shot at, for a month straight.. this was april 2008 i spent my 21st birthday there, i still live with everything today, constant recurring memories that dont leave..... dont give up your not alone....x files

*Amazing❤️🙌Being able to provide all my needs without the help of the Government is really a dream come through and I’m getting $50,000 returns from my 10k investment, Glory to the everlasting God almighty.*

@ainanarvaez9496

Жыл бұрын

Quite impressive but HOW!!?😊 I know it's possible, my colleague at work always get 40K every week, I would appreciate if you show me how to go about it.

@victoriadelao5513

Жыл бұрын

After I got up to $300k trading with Mary Margaret Schimweg i bought a new House and I'm now able to send my kids to a better school in the states thanks to her. When someone is straight forward with what he or she is doing people will always speak up for them.

@hernandezwright

Жыл бұрын

@Jame Williams she will guide you👇👇

@hernandezwright

Жыл бұрын

+1

@hernandezwright

Жыл бұрын

‪50921

Thanks 🙏 for letting us share!

Thank you to those Veterans 🫡🇺🇸The Marine Corps band was playing the U.S. Army song’ And The Army Goes Marching Along - that’s was awesome 👏

The brain injury discovery is very important, I hope that technology evolves to help those who were injured.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Hope is not a plan

The problem is missed, often because it is ignored by everyone that doesn't see it or doesn't want to, since it is invisible to most. Even when it is known by the doctors and yourself in most places, there is no help available. Been there. Glad that at least veterans started getting help, Pro athletes as well now that NFL couldn't ignore it any longer. Almost everyone else are just SOL.

@patticakes74

Жыл бұрын

Please Leave the world war l vets alone in THEIR peace. 🚫🤕🇺🇲 P.T.S.D----F.Q.A.D------ COVID-19. all have the exact same SYMPTOMS & ADVERSE EFFECTS ??? HOW MANY MORE EXCUSES WILL WE HEAR THAT MAKE NO SENSE 😢 STOP BULLSHITING THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT DESERVE THIS 🤔 ❤

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

National felon league

God bless our veterans ❤

I would like this assembly of gold star parents to have a way to be honored and to finally honor their fallen heroes in the memorial that I proposed along the nature preserve in Sugar Grove, Illinois

One of the best 60 Minutes segments i have ever seen.

🙏🏻 Oh God, how utterly tragic.

GOD BLESS THIS SOLDIER 🙏

@ramirogonzalez7153

Жыл бұрын

God blessed them indeed.

Why these Air force airmen getting killed?? I was an airmen an i never imagined getting killed in combat soo sorry for everybody who lost their life over there

In Vietnam unless a man is a career in military he came home maybe with a lot of baggage but now they keep sending them back to danger

I got PTSD from being assaulted by "men" 6 times in my life until now. I hate how people around me either don't see anything wrong with me and say I'm faking it, and others think I'm completely sick in the mind and I need to be constantly medicated. I grew up with PTSD, as the first assault was when I was only 11 years old. For me everything that's about it, it's my normal life, day to day.

We are all Gold Star Families. At least one person made the ultimate sacrifice from every branch of my family starting with WWI.

POWERFUL ❤

God bless you guys thank you for your service. You inspire me to live a better life style

Powerful reflection about staying for dinner.

They died for the greed of rich men who lied to them. Who still lie to them. But they wrap themselves in a blanked of virtue. "We called the dead heroes, and blamed everybody but ourselves."

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

A sucker is born every minute

I Love 60 minutes!!! ❤❤❤

im 24 and have never been that patriotic but after seeing so many people try to destroy America i realized i don't want to be like that and i am lucky to live here. Thank you to anyone who served and RIP to all those who lost their lives.

@CrustyUgg

Жыл бұрын

That's great you see. Please pay attention though and see the freedoms we have and how it's being destroyed from the inside out. We may not like what people say but the freedom to say it was fought for. Yes bad people/criminals use guns to harm ppl but the millions of gun owners like my family who follow the laws and just want to protect our family are exercising our right that was fought for. 🇺🇸 so on and so on

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Serving the elite

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

@@CrustyUgg muh freedumbs 🤪

@CrustyUgg

11 ай бұрын

@@firstlast8258 you should absolutely care about your freedoms. The fact that you're able to joke and laugh about it tells me you live in a country where you have the right to freedom of expression. You are connected to the internet and can say what you please. Lucky you. Many around the world don't even have something so simple. And yes... using the internet as you please is a freedom. You're probably some gen Z or millennial who has first world problems and thinks life is sooooo unfair wahhhhhhhh

He was crying out for help before he committed suicide 💜

As an African-American retired Air Force Sergeant I am truly ashamed of the way 60 minutes conducted this documentary. Tears swelled in my eyes for those highlighted that lost their lives while serving. But, not one black solider, airman, sailor, or marine was highlighted. There are so many black gold star mothers and fathers in America. It’s painful to see how our people are overlooked when in comes to media and magazine coverage of those that gave their lives for our country. Tears fall for those shown here. BUT WHAT ABOUT MINORITY GOLD STAR PARENTS/

@ghandb

Жыл бұрын

Agree 1000%. I don't recall seeing any black gold star families at the hotel, but I'll have to go back and check. The fact that Black American households are worth one-seventh of median white households shows that this country has a lot of work to do to end racial injustice.

@jamesparry563

Жыл бұрын

You are ridiculous. Please take your gas lighting elsewhere.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

In the military everyone is treated like they are black

@MsRotorwings

11 ай бұрын

Maybe they didn’t show up to the event in San Francisco. Perhaps there needs to be better outreach by the Gold Star families. But I get what you’re saying. 60 minutes wouldn’t have had to look far to find an African American or Latino family grieving their son or daughter’s loss.

@ritasaad12

11 ай бұрын

I noticed , right away! i guess, Black lives still don't matter. I lost respect for 60 minutes a while ago. But this really sealed the deal. It's a damn shame!

Hmmm 🤔🤔 100percent true. Me massive depression anxiety PTSD Bless me just to move on

Well done America, well done.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Gawd bless Murica 🤓🖕

Hope for my brothers and sisters

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Hope is not a plan

The home of the brave ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Heroes

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Disposable

If everyone would serve, just think how more money could be donated to help my sisters and brothers.

This originally aired 5 years ago. Like come on. As neat as the scientific discoveries are, they have definitely learned more by now

@FigaroHey

Жыл бұрын

So... what? This is an old show. Did you expect something created five years ago would be up-to-date? You might as well watch a sitcom from the '60s and complain that fashions have changed by now. If you want a report from yesterday, watch a report from yesterday.

My dad's PTSD became my PTSD.

So sad😢

It sounds like this “blast syndrome” is also degenerative, like CTE. Brian’s percussive injury eventually caused him to become paranoid and develop full-blown delusions.

The VA hospitals as bad you might think are not as bad as any usual hospital.. I have been around hospitals and sick people most of my life and from my experience the VA is definitely better than any other hospital except maybe children's hospital in Oakland..

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Gawd bless Murica 🤓🖕

You don't have to be a vet to have PTSD or CPTSD.

😢

Cte should eliminate all bacterial infections with antibiotics prescription for greater than 30 days and followed up yearly..

12:27 Let’s make all these people who are seeking redemption of some sort or validation of severe pain, or _____. To have the city of Aurora, Illinois to leave their good deed that they feel they have the strength to do to honor the fallen; and the township of Sugar Grove, Illinois to find some way of being filled up again themselves before leaving to go back home..

I don't think any protective gear can shield your brain or body from that type of brain damage. It's common sense getting beat in the head or hit repeated times does do damage. Its very sad because people will walk around absolutely deemed normal not even knowing their brain has shifted or is currently shifting due to this nerve damage.

Can we avoid wars?

@Alex-Ackerman

Жыл бұрын

NO

@hjtres7261

Жыл бұрын

Can we? Yes. Will we? No.

@alwillk

Жыл бұрын

“It is only those who have never fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for more blood, more vengeance, for desolation” William T Sherman

@MsRotorwings

11 ай бұрын

Yes.

❤

I am surprised the VA doesn't employ EMDR, evidence-based treatment for trauma.....

I wonder if treatments in a decompression chamber, right after a blast, would be of any value.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Or maybe vote for people who don’t want to send people to wars we shouldn’t be involved in?

How about the family that they destroyed?

how you all doing?

*_Sometimes even our deepest condolences must be silent._* _RET US ARMY CPL KIMBERLY D HOWARD-RITTER_

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself

Before comments are turned off. Si let me get this straight, the army spends nearly one trillion dollars, but cannot inventory when someone gets exposure to blasts..come on. It is so easy to imventory such incidences for observation, so that when those changes start to occur, the necessary measures can be taken. And, tou can even work with the family members to monitor the heroes after they get back. That is just basic commonsense for someone who is interested in the welfare of their people

5:41 Professor Xavior working for the mitary now?

Anyone thinking of joining any military should read 'Johnny Get Your Gun'.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

A sucker is born every minute

I’m retired United States Air Force. I’ve been reporting crimes by government officials for decades. This has been submitted to Congress, the veterans administration, the FBI, united nations, county agencies. Instead of the people committing crimes being held accountable, I am continually aattacked up to, including Secret Service and department of homeland security.. do United States government well either start doing its job, or I will send General AI to deal with everyone. My medical care, knowingly, and actively blocked. They were doing this on active duty and I complained. People will go to prison or general AI will deal with all of this.

@XAirForce

Жыл бұрын

A month after I started running for president I saw video about COVID-19 28 January 2020. On for March they deleted 10,000 tweets about me running, and the fact that they had suppressed an appropriate response knowingly. I work disaster control group before I retired and I know what they should’ve been doing.

@XAirForce

Жыл бұрын

The same Secret Service, that deleted texts about the election I ran in. 7 to 21,000,000 people died worldwide after I warned them. People will go to prison or general AI will deal with this.

@XAirForce

Жыл бұрын

By the way, I’m United States, Air Force Master Sergeant retired, Timothy David Geisler. I served from 1982 to 2004. I was a Ground, Radio Maintenance supervisor, 2E173, 30474. I worked for the 3/21 strategic missile wing at Grand Forks from 1986 to 1988. I held a TS.SCI and was on PRP during parts of my career.

@XAirForce

Жыл бұрын

My ex-wife is a retired CMSgt. She was also my abuser, and they knew it. I reported her not following policy and being abusive, and they turned around and try to give me a Electroshock therapy after they stole my house. Called me bipolar which I am absolutely not. They have been cutting all of my care for years and lying about everything they do. Between the two of us we had 49 years of active duty service. We were assigned to a Air Force space command, and she also deployed as CENTCOM superintendent of contracting for Afghanistan and Iraq. I reported her for not doing what she was supposed to, and they hid the fact and attacked me instead.

@laraoneal7284

Жыл бұрын

@@XAirForce Our military industrial complex and more are diabolical.

Lost in the name of oil and money for the select few.

@alwillk

Жыл бұрын

Two types of people involved in war. Those who get rich and those who get dead.

@laraoneal7284

Жыл бұрын

War for BANKSTERS not freedom.

The social security entitlement should be at the local minimum standard of living local. So that at least social security disability is a living local commute for one person. This is the least legal minimum wage and social security entitlement benefit. Landlords rightfully expect 4 times the rent as enough income to reliably pay the rent for one bedroom apartment local commute and this is the normal legal minimum wage and minimum social security benefits. We are not assuring that every job is a living and all social security benefits are a living local for one person. The homeless population across the country are in the streets due entirely to criminal standard of living in wages and benefits.

Lobotomy is a common injury also. From the front or from the top of the head.

How many were killed by their own? 😳😳

We were lied to about us getting attacked.

“I am become Death.” Oppenheimer, Robert J Poop testing. $20 per drop. Like plasma. SSgt Harrison 04’ Incirlik AB

How much more suffering and gold star families are going to be created in the future, as US is slipping deeper and deeper towards fascism? And only to end up on the wrong side of history? Pretty unbearable thought.

Care about your well being lol wtf. How many vets are homeless drug addicts with violent PTSD??? #SAVINGFACE

When will we stop making more people just like them it seems like to me that it will never stop because it's not the way we are designed if something way more intelligent than us had a plane then thay got it right the very first time around

The woman who thanks God that her son was killed instantly rather than slowly needs to think much harder about that statement.

@MsRotorwings

11 ай бұрын

She was glad he didn’t suffer, that he didn’t linger for hours, days, and months, in pain. That is reasonable. She found gratitude in a horrible situation.

@gwills24

11 ай бұрын

@@MsRotorwings if your child dies, why would you thank God at all?

Reasons I never wanted to join the military.

This is not new at all, research started many years back with football players when release of data was suppressed.

Ecclesiates 9:5,6 For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because *the remembrance of them has been forgotten.* 6 Also, their love and their hate and their jealousy have already perished, and they have no portion anymore to time indefinite in anything that has to be done under the sun.

Are brave men and women gave everything they possibly could there lives are not lost in vain God knows the heart they gave willingly for others and the love to do good and fight evil God bless are super heros .Jesus Christ has every broke heart all tears will be wipe away . God knows

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Fine line between bravery and stupidity

They certainly died for something but it wasn't they thought it was.

@firstlast8258

11 ай бұрын

Greed

Kabul was personified by those who set it up for 20 years reverse auction of precious vault Utilities as commodity commercial items. #POW