Because I find your positions in this thread particularly detestable, I'm going to take you to task here.
What is being described is disassociation. It is something extremely common in trauma victims -- INCLUDING men and women who are in the armed forces.
Frequently when extreme situations present themselves, the brain disengages as a way of preserving itself and the mental stability of the individual in question. This can result in complete cognitive impairment including a loss of sense of surroundings.
It is considered a relatively expected response to abnormal or traumatic situations.
Source:
http://robertstclinic.co.nz/disassociation/
Furthermore, counseling and therapy have been shown to restore some or all of the memories associated with those events, and to provide restorative emotional and mental effects as well.
Source:
http://www.isst-d.org/default.asp?contentID=52
By all means though, continue to bellow about things you've never studied and have absolutely no educational background or knowledge in. I wonder how you'd feel about facing a combat veteran and telling them they're a pussy for not remembering traumatic events they've experienced in the field and to just sack up and deal with it, or telling them how counseling won't help them. You're a sad person and I'm actually embarrassed
for you, that you place politics above treating other people humanely and with compassion.