He then posts a video to illustrate the kind of noise troops are dealing with. The guns firing along with him are two M16’s and a SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon).
Back in the states, hearing in his bad ear was even worse than when he left. The only compensation, he was told, was free hearing aids for life.
The rest of us weren’t lucky enough to receive that kind of slap in the face. Tests that showed degenerated hearing were looked at with suspicion and doubt, as if we had overstated our problems.
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