G. Craige Edgerton
Craige started his writing practice at age 75, as suggested by his Vet Center counselor to help him deal with his negative issues regarding his time in Vietnam as a combat Marine. He fought it for many months and finally decided to try it just once. It turned out to be one of the best decisions of his life and he hasn’t stopped.
In college, he admired those who could write creatively and tell compelling stories. But being from rural South Texas, he lacked confidence. And who would want to hear his story of a very ordinary life anyway?
The counseling sessions at the Vet Center that dealt with his, and many others, PTSD made him realize that being in combat was not an ordinary experience. Very few individuals have such experiences. He realized that the stories of the mostly Vietnam veterans were unique, not in actual combat stories, but in how they had recovered fifty-plus years later.
For reasons that are still unclear, he decided to write some of those stories and enroll others willing to tell their stories too. This book is the result of that decision.
Memorial Day 2025
A talk regarding "some gave all" and those who survived as "all gave some"
The video describes the lucky and unlucky. Those who survived, but had survivors guilt. Those who didn't know they had PTSD, but then were introduced to help. It kindles a spirit to fight on for another day...a spirit of inspiration. As a result, a book was born called "Permission to Walk in Peace"
