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Message: [QUOTE="Ozimoto, post: 3177150, member: 6677"] In my experience, veterans will talk about their war experience with other veterans, but not so much with family and non veteran friends. To some extent it is the same with police officers and firefighters. Some of it is "if you didn't experience it you can't understand it." Some of it is a desire to protect people they care about from horrible things. But honestly I think a big part of it is that people who want to talk to veterans about their experiences who haven't "been there" ask questions out of curiosity, and with no ill intent, that seek information that is just too painful to talk about. People who have had similar experiences intuitively have a better understanding of what subjects to stay away from. After some time when these guys can finally come to grips and peace with what they went through (and it can take a lifetime) they might open up in their later years to share with their families. Often in the spirit of a cautionary tale in hopes that we don't have to go through the same things as a result of repeating history. [/QUOTE]