host: john mcmahnumcmanus, go a. guest: i couldn't have said it myself. as far as ptsd goes among world war ii veterans, that one of the myths that has taken hold that they didn't have those problems that veterans of other wars, particularly vietnam and thereafter. that is just as common as warfare itself. it is part of what is terrible about war is the emotional toll that it takes because it is an emotional issue, not as much of a mental issue. i think there needs to be a good recognition that world war ii veterans have dealt with their demons like everyone else. war is what if is regardless of whether we are talking about omaha beach, tet or fallujah. host: you really saw the ptsd issue come to the fore with world war ii vets when the movie ""saving private ryan"" was released. what was it about that movie that brought up so many feelings among world war ii veterans? >> probably the immediacy of it. the camera angles. steven spielberg used janice economist can comisky and comisky felt very strongly the cameras had to be there in the scene. what they did