optima battery mounts I 'had' a friend who was much older than me. He had gone to Vietnam at 21. He told me that chemicals in the jungle gave him health problems and mental problems. Right now, I have two family members and four friends stationed throughout Iraq and Afghanistan. The letters the family receives form my younger cousin in Iraq, seem to be wrote as if they are from a prisoner. Our older cousin in Iraq is all to happy to be there, he liked shooting things as a kid, always had a slight mean streak. As far as some of my friends that are over there, each one of them took the enlistment because they felt their lives were going no-where. IF all of them make it home, five of them might have health problems, reoccurring nightmares and/or PTSD. My oldest cousin might come back changed, but this I have yet to see! In the event that one of any of them lose their life, I will feel grief, but right now I just feel sad for them for not understanding what they were getting into.