I was surfing the fabulous and friendly universe that we call the Internet and I stumbled upon a very interesting article. This article states that the sound of fireworks on the 4th of July can worsen PTSD for suffering veterans. The article contains veterans holding up signs asking to be courteous with the fireworks. 

Sure everyone is entitled to their own opinion and such, but I'm more curious as to how those with a military background feel about this, more specifically. Do you think this is completely irrational, or is there actually some value to this? Could veterans suffer from the sound of fireworks, which can easily be mistaken for gunshots?

http://july4th.littlethings.com/veterans-fireworks-ptsd/?utm_source=hygo&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=shocking

I was surfing the fabulous and friendly universe that we call the Internet and I stumbled upon a very interesting article. This article states that the sound of fireworks on the 4th of July can worsen PTSD for suffering veterans. The article contains veterans holding up signs asking to be courteous with the fireworks. 

Sure everyone is entitled to their own opinion and such, but I'm more curious as to how those with a military background feel about this, more specifically. Do you think this is completely irrational, or is there actually some value to this? Could veterans suffer from the sound of fireworks, which can easily be mistaken for gunshots?

http://july4th.littlethings.com/veterans-fireworks-ptsd/?utm_source=hygo&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=shocking

I am not a veteran, but I understand why veterans are doing this. It worsens PTSD because the fireworks function and look somewhat like an artillery piece or RPG, and they do not want to be reminded of the time their squad got hit by those mortars or RPG-7s. 

Edited July 3, 201510 yr by TheAntiCapitalist

Understandable. On a general basis, I believe fireworks should be performed only by professionals during monitored events, not by random people.

Edited July 3, 201510 yr by Hystery

Understandable. On a general basis, I believe fireworks should be performed only by professionals during monitored events, not by random people.

That all depends. If you live where I live, 12 miles out of the nearest town, and its only you, your family, and a couple of close friends, it is obviously not going to bother anyone if you shoot off a ton of fireworks. However, the majority of the population does live in cities so this could be a good solution to keeping chaos down in cities and responding veterans in a positive way.