North Carolina Health News
Military Veterans Experience A Range of Intense Emotions After Leaving Combat
Saturday, December 11, 2021,
By Sophie Gomprecht
, assistant teaching professor and Director of Online and Distance Education in Falk College, was interviewed for the North Carolina Health News story “.”
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.”