Mark Heilman

"We have groups that are targeted to World War II and Korea vets and their response is the same as Persian Gulf vets and Vietnam vets," said Mark Heilman, chief of social work service at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Boise."Pretty much if they're a combat vet, no matter which war, we're seeing a response."

Something seemingly as simple as weather can open the complex floodgates of memory.

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"Not everybody is impacted in disastrous way, people do heal and recover," said Heilman, who served with the Army during the Vietnam War."That's one thing we've learned over the years.People do get better."