Survival

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Mr. Reitsma talks about coping with the stresses of war.

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Interviewer: But how do you keep going on, how do you cope? You had no choice, you stay alive that's... you know fight for survival, I guess that's the best way to put it, that's about what you did. You fight for survival and hope you make it out, and in one piece of course. I think that you know, nothing is worse then seeing your buddy lay there with a hole in his head or you know, blown to pieces, that's pretty tough to take. But about all you can say is, "Well I guess it's you, not me." I know that sounds kind of coarse but that's, that's what I said, like I said before, you know, unless you've been there, it's absolutely impossible to believe it, you just, you just can't, because that's the only way you'd ever know. And for that I'll forever be, you know I saw it and got out in one piece, so for that I'll forever be thankful. But, you got to ask yourself, how did you ever get out of that place.

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