Thank You for Your Service Page #5

What do we do?

We get some help.

Yeah.

Okay.

Are you coming to bed?

Yeah.

Think I'm gonna try

and find a job early tomorrow.

Okay.

You all right?

I'm good.

You got mud everywhere, so...

Clean up. Come to bed.

Alea's pregnant.

Yeah?

Nice, man. That's great.

Hell yeah.

You're gonna do great.

Seriously.

Kids change everything.

I'm gonna name him after me

so I don't forget his name.

Can I have your va card, sir?

My va card?

Mm-hmm.

What, am I supposed

to have one of those?

Well, if you don't have one,

you need to go

to the second floor.

Okay? You understand?

Special forces guy was telling

me ecstasy cures all this sh*t.

Yeah?

What the hell

are we doing here?

Sergeant schumann.

Yes, sir.

At ease.

I didn't recognize you

in civvies.

I don't recognize myself

sometimes, either, sir.

Got out a few months back.

Why'd you go and do that?

The wife.

I was downrange three times

with two kids.

Roger that.

What's this line you're in?

We're applying

for a service connection, sir.

Shoe, you were

my hammer out there.

Don't let these young guys

see you fold like this.

It's bad for morale.

Bad for big army.

That shiny-medal motherf***er.

He didn't do our war.

He wasn't f***ing

kicking in doors.

He fought his war

at a f***ing computer.

Anybody home?

F*** 'em.

Eggs,

no chocolate chips.

Come on, jaxy.

Just sing it.

Hurry up, zo.

We got to get to school.

Will's mom gave me the number

to this treatment facility

out west.

Out west?

California.

F***.

This sh*t could give me PTSD.

This is our care package.

Fill it out,

and on review,

you will be directed

to a primary care physician

and psychiatrist.

- How long does that take?

- Usually 12 weeks,

but we're in arrears, so...

- Arrears?

- Yeah, we're backed up.

It could be six to nine months.

Are you kidding?

You think these guys

can wait that long?

Excuse me?

I said, how many of these guys

in this room do you think

- will make it six to nine months?

- All right...

- If you're finished...

- No, I'm not finished, man.

Look... we need

to see somebody, okay?

You're feeding me this f***ing

"arrears" bullshit.

My boy here fought his ass off.

- Yeah.

- All right? He did his job.

Now do yours.

I'll see him.

Okay? I-I've got 20 minutes

left on my lunch.

Just have him come

around the side.

Okay. Thank you.

All right, look alive.

You're up.

What about you?

Nah, you go first.

I'll get the next one.

It says here you're

having trouble remembering.

Can you tell me the date?

It's-it's may.

Good.

How about day and date?

Um...

Thursday.

Today is Wednesday, may 7.

Are you having

any suicidal ideation?

I- i just want to get back

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