Community for veterans. Welcome home.
Vietnam veterans, families and other military-related individuals helping veterans cope with war, life afterwards and PTSD.
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Dads 83rd
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Metallica - One (live)
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"Soldiers" by Drowning Pool
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Welcome to Innocence of Nam on Ning.
What have you gone through since the war? Who have you leaned on? Who do you call family?
This network is here to support veterans of Vietnam and other wars and military campaigns. Vietnam stole the innocence from young men and women, from what we were told to do to how we were treated when we came home. That kind of trauma doesn't leave easily. Even since then, veterans of other wars and campaigns are finding it hard to overcome the affects of battle. We need a place where we can release our pain and find others who have coped with the stress.
PTSD is not an easily-fixable disorder. Neither are the medical issues that come from battle. Here we will heal the right way. We can share our stories, get things off our chests and even help each other find resources we couldn't find on our own.
Dave Stromire, Cpl USMC Echo 2/1, welcomes his brothers in arms and others who want to join the solution.
If you need any help navigating this site or have questions about features we provide, contact the webmaster by email.
Featured Resource
"Check out a letter I received from Dave Wingfield. It tells you why I decided to start this website. Hopefully you too can find the support and resources you need. With your brothers to help it shouldn't be as hard." (Dave)
Click here to see the letter
Groups
Forum
Wall of Innocence: Vietnam 7 Replies
Started by Joe Ryder. Last reply by Diane Gustavson Sep. 7, 2009.
Help with Disability Status 24 Replies
Started by Joe Ryder. Last reply by Thomas Holloran Jul. 5, 2009.
A Book for Healing 1 Reply
Started by David R Wingfield. Last reply by David R Wingfield Apr. 27, 2009.
Blog by Dave
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Resources
The Virtual Wall
An Updated Site, Very easy to Navigate and much more Info.
http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm
Created by Dave Stromire Jan 23, 2010 at 7:58pm. Last updated by Dave Stromire Jan 24.
Spell Check Notes
Perhaps, when we talk to our friends on Innocence of Nam or other sites, we want to make sure our spelling is correct. Not all sites have their own spell check, and some sites that do have a spell check don't remember when the word you are spelling is really the correct spelling (like a name). Innocence of Nam and Ning, our service provider, doesn't have the capability of having a spell check in its writing system. But there are better alternatives that can help spelling on Innocence of Nam as w… Continue
Created by Joe Ryder Jul 5, 2009 at 3:32pm. Last updated by Joe Ryder Jul. 5, 2009.
From Dave: Why This Began
This letter I got from a close brother Vet is why I want to make this website work.
A letter from Dave Wingfield, ION member and brother veter
… ContinueCreated by Dave Stromire Feb 20, 2009 at 11:45am. Last updated by Dave Stromire Apr. 5, 2009.
Resource Notes
We keep notes on our suggestions and member tips on different topics relevant to veterans, including working with the VA, finding useful information resources for recovery, public concerns for military service members of each era, and public programs for veterans. Please share these notes with people you think can use them.
To view all notes, click here.
ContinueCreated by Joe Ryder Jan 18, 2009 at 3:32pm. Last updated by Joe Ryder Jan. 18, 2009.
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