It has been said that the only warriors who do not suffer after
combat are those who were killed. I cannot attest to that for all
battle tested warriors but I certainly can for one---me. Some years
ago a young, 13 year old eighth grade student from the Fairfield,
Iowa Middle School once asked me, "Were you wounded in the war?
I had been invited to speak in Mrs. Broz's class for many years to
talk about my wartime experiences. I had been asked and answered
many questions but this one was different. I paused, thought deeply
and quickly, and replied.
"Yes I was wounded, seriously wounded but not a wound that anyone
could see and fix." His question gave me pause to quickly think
about warriors in all the wars that have been fought, including
mine, whose wounds were unseen, untreated and debilitating even
though no blood was shed.
I spent a sleepless night wondering if my answer had satisfied
him...or me. What was there about my military service that left me
so hopeless and so helpless when I returned home to civilian life?
Was it me? The military itself? The combat? This is what I
recalled; perhaps the answers would come as I wrote my experiences
down.
"I've been practicing Transcendental Meditation for 40 years. It's
a great tool for reducing stress ... especially the stress our men
and women of the Armed Forces are going through now."
"--Clint Eastwood, Academy Award-Winning Film Director"
"Stress causes, anxiety, depression, and violent behavior.
Transcendental Meditation is a remarkable process for reducing
stress-it can help people live a long and better life."
"--Mehemet Oz, MD, America's Doctor"
"In this riveting memoir, a true American hero describes how
Transcendental Meditation changed his life for good. A must-read
for those struggling with the aftershocks of combat, and their
loved ones."
"--Norman Rosenthal, M.D. Author of Transcendence: Healing and
Transformation Through Meditation"
"The hidden cost of war includes long-term pain and suffering for
may veterans and their families. This wonderful book shows how
meditation can be a practical, simple, and effective way for our
returning warriors to find peace."
"--Professor Linda Bilmes, Harvard University, co-author of The
Three Trillion Dollar War"
"The Resilient warrior is a riveting read. What is especially
impressive is how Jerry Yellin conflates his own war and PTSD
experiences, and those experiences of other veterans, with the
powerful compelling evidence of the benefits of using meditation as
a means to overcome this disorder. I highly recommend this book to
anyone seeking relief from stress, regardless of the source of the
trauma."
"--Donald Mikkleson, Vietnam Veteran"
"My son, Dory, was an eight-year Army veteran who committed
suicide early this year and I have suffered terribly. On a really
bad day, a few weeks after Dory's death, Jerry Yellin suggested
that I read The Resilient Warrior and learn to meditate. Since
starting to meditate I can feel the stress leaving me, and my days
and nights are getting a little better day-by-day, week-by-week. I
strongly recommend Jerry's book to veterans and families of
veterans, and anyone who is looking for a way of the nightmare of
PTSD."
"--Lin Klock, Vero Beach, Florida"
Author Jerry Yellin Jerry was a WW 2 fighter pilot from Hillside,
NJ. He flew P-51's over Japan from Iwo Jima. Married to Helene for
60 years, they have four sons and six grandchildren. Jerry is the
author of the award winning historical fiction book "The Blackened
Canteen" and his memoir "Of War and Weddings."
The soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must
suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war."
"--General Douglas Macarthur"
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