"Worlds Apart"
October 16, 2009|
When service members come home from combat sometimes they feel "Worlds Apart."
No matter your service affiliation or duty status, the below will hit home (and hopefully be of help) for many.
Video targets Marine reservists who often feel out of place back home
In an unusually direct way, the Marine Corps is warning reservists and their families about the alienation and psychological pain that Marines can feel when returning to civilian life after duty in a war zone.
A video titled "Worlds Apart" made by a San Diego production company warns that even well-meaning civilians cannot be expected to understand what it is like to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan.
The story has actors portraying a returning enlisted Marine named Jeff; his wife, Eileen; and their friends and family members. At first, Jeff's return is joyous, but he soon becomes sullen and angry and begins drinking heavily and withdrawing emotionally from Eileen and their young son. Their marriage deteriorates.
Something else to listen to/view is below.
Learn more about Derek Sholl here and link to his MySpace page here.
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 10/16/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.
http://www.thunderrun.us/2009/10/from-front-10162009.html
Posted by: David M | 10/16/2009 at 10:13
I saw the video for Derek Sholl's song on CMT this morning. Way cool.
Posted by: tankerswife | 10/18/2009 at 21:55