I was in the Navy for 8 yrs and did ta our in Iraq for 9 months.  Then I didn't think I was going to be affected or changed by the things I witnessed and did but the first week of me bieng back home my husband had to take me to the hospital.  It just so happend that is was a VA hospital they he took me too.  As soon as the Dr. was alone and I was strapped to the bed having problems breathing and feeling like I was having a heart attack he looked at me and asked me, "Mam, did you just come back from combat."  I replied, "yes."  He then told me I was not having a heart attack I was having a panic attack.  9 months later I was diagnosed with PTSD Chronic with Anxiety.  I am not here to re-live what I went through or to compare war stories.  What I want to do is help one another with using some of the skills I have learned on how to cope after combat as well as learn new ones.