Completely true!!!
I myself am a Dutch UN Peacekeeper veteran from the Bosnian civil war and served there as an ambulance
driver in 1994. Nowadays, Dutch Defence Ministry asks me sometimes to help young soldiers
prepare for there first mission abroad (which now is Afghanistan). Guys who are 18 and 19 as I was myself.
As you both said, what could be a simple anecdote can help another one survive! It is true, and it is really
appreciated by them. Some of them even look for me when I walk the parade on Dutch Veteran's Day in
The Hague to tell me about their experiences and the use they found in my (and other) advice.
So, share and pass the knowledge. Be proud of who you are, who you know and who you can help!
Peace!
Muesli