Military Veterans Experience A Range of Intense Emotions After Leaving Combat

Kenneth Marfilius, assistant teaching professor and Director of Online and Distance Education in Falk College, was interviewed for the North Carolina Health News story “Vets are connecting to mental health care. Is it enough? – NC Health News.”

Marfilius, a veteran of the U.S. Airforce, discussed the range of emotions that military veterans feel after leaving combat. He said, “It’s not one-size-fits-all. I’ve heard anger, I’ve heard an increase in fatigue and irritability, some level of sadness, so the profound sense of loss, grief, and suffering are certainly overwhelming. It’s normal for them to be experiencing all types of difficult unexpected emotions.”