Post-traumatic stress disorder was a term coined in 1980 but experienced by many returning World War II veterans. The husband, son, or father who returned was often not the same man who had left for the war a few years ago. Even though the war was over, it was still going on in the minds of soldiers trying to reintegrate into normal life. The men suffered from: A reliving of trauma through nightmares and memory flashbacks. Increased arousal from sudden noises that reminded th