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Ron Mosbaugh in Vietnam
Episode 3127 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Part 2 of Vietnam Vet Ron Mosbaugh’s story Vietnam Flashbacks and Sagas. Ron Mosbaugh served in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy as a field corpsman. He spent thirteen months in country with Marine infantry units in continuous heavy combat. He survived the war but to this day suffers from a terrible case of PTSD.
It was suggested by his PTSD counselors that he write about his experiences. At first he was reluctant to write about his experience in the War. He decided to follow the advice as a last resort. Since that decision was made, he has written several books and numerous stories.
In this podcast episode, Part 2 of his recently written story Vietnam Flashbacks and Sagas will be featured.
Mosbaugh begins the part of his story with this: I have always had flashbacks and nightmares from my time in Vietnam. These ghosts of the past are never far from my thoughts, even subconsciously. Most of my flashbacks are repeats or recurrences from prior nightmares. But this recent flashback was from an entirely different trauma. It is strange that I have not thought about it since 1967!
This flashback was spontaneous and probably only lasted a few seconds. I was involuntarily transported back in time. Even though it only lasted for a short time, however, a lot happened during that period. I was not only remembering the event, but I was also living it!! I was theresurrounded by images, smells, sounds, feelings, and facts. The sad story is, “I don’t live in Vietnam, but Vietnam will always live in me.”
Listen to Episode 3127 and discover more about Part 2 of Vietnam Vet Ron Mosbaugh’s story Vietnam Flashbacks and Saga’s.
