Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Joyce lāua ʻo Kevin Lucey i kā lāua keiki ʻo Jeffrey i kaawe iā ia iho ma hope o ka hōʻole ʻana o ka pūʻali koa US e hana i kāna maʻi maʻi post-traumatic stress. I Mei 2004, ua hāʻawi ʻole nā mākua o Jeffrey iā ia i kahi haukapila VA. Akā ua hoʻokuʻu ka haukapila iā ia ma hope o kekahi mau lā. Iʻelua pule ma hope mai, ua hoʻi mai ʻo Kevin Lucey i ka home e ʻike i kāna keiki e kau ana mai kahi hose i loko o ka hale. E moe ana ma luna o kona wahi moe nā ʻīlio ʻīlio o ʻelua mau paʻahao Iraqi i ʻōlelo ʻia ʻo Jeffrey ua koi ʻia ʻo ia e pana. [e komo pū me ka transcript wikiwiki]
Ke kū'ē ka poʻe ʻAmelika i ke kāhea kaua no ka ʻoki ʻana i ke kālā, pane ka luna hoʻomalu ʻaʻole lākou i kākoʻo i ka pūʻali. Akā ke ʻōlelo nei ka nui o nā pūʻulu koa kahiko a me nā ʻohana pūʻali koa ʻo ka hoʻokele ka mea i haʻalele i nā pūʻali.
ʻO ka pule i hala aku nei ua hoʻopiʻi ʻia ʻelua mau hoʻopiʻi nui e hiki ai ke hoʻokolokolo i ka mālama ʻana i ka poʻe kahiko. ʻO kahi hoʻopiʻi hana papa ma ka ʻaoʻao o nā haneli haneli o nā koa e hoʻopiʻi nei i ka 'Oihana o Veterans Affairs no ka nānā ʻole ʻana i nā pono mālama olakino noʻonoʻo a me ka hōʻole nui ʻana i ka mālama olakino a me nā pono. ʻO nā mea hoʻopiʻi he ʻelua hui kahiko. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Veterans for Common Sense a me Veterans United for Truth e hōʻole ʻia nā koa hoʻi mai ka mālama ʻana ma o ka hōʻole ʻole ʻana a i ʻole ke kaʻina kali lōʻihi i kahi backlog o kahi 600,000 mau koi e kali nei. Ke hoʻopiʻi nei ka hoʻopiʻi i ka VA o ka hui pū ʻana me ka Pentagon e pale aku i ka uku ʻana i nā pōmaikaʻi ma o ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana i nā ʻōlelo hoʻopiʻi post-traumatic stress ma ke ʻano he kūlana mua. Ua ʻōlelo ʻia a hiki i 800,000 mau poʻe kahiko o Iraq a me Afghanistan e pilikia a pilikia paha i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ka PTSD.
I hoʻokahi lā ma hope o ka hoʻopiʻi mua, ua hoʻopiʻi nā mākua o kahi moku US i pepehi iā lākou iho ma hope o ka hoʻi ʻana i ka home mai Iraq i kahi hoʻopiʻi e ʻōlelo ana i ka hana ʻole ʻana o ke aupuni i ka mālama ʻana i ka poʻe kahiko i kā lākou keiki i kona ola. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Joyce lāua ʻo Kevin Lucey i kā lāua keiki ʻo Jeffrey i kaawe iā ia iho ma hope o ka hōʻole ʻana o ka pūʻali koa US e hana i kāna maʻi maʻi post-traumatic stress. I Mei 2004, ua hāʻawi ʻole nā mākua o Jeffrey iā ia i kahi haukapila VA. Akā ua hoʻokuʻu ka haukapila iā ia ma hope o kekahi mau lā. Iʻelua pule ma hope mai, ua hoʻi mai ʻo Kevin Lucey i ka home e ʻike i kāna keiki e kau ana mai kahi hose i loko o ka hale. E moe ana ma luna o kona wahi moe nā hōʻailona ʻīlio o ʻelua mau paʻahao Iraqi i ʻōlelo ʻia ʻo Jeffrey ua koi ʻia ʻo ia e pana. Ke hoʻopiʻi nei nā Lucey i ka VA no ka mālama ʻole.
Ma ka Pōʻakahi, ua hui pū ʻo Joyce lāua ʻo Kevin Lucey iaʻu mai Chicopee, Massachusetts e kamaʻilio e pili ana i kā lāua keiki ʻo Jeffrey a me ka hoʻopiʻi a lāua i lawe ai no kona make. I kēia lā, hoʻopau mākou i ka hola e lohe ai i kā lākou moʻolelo. Ua hoʻomaka wau ma ka nīnau ʻana iā Joyce Lucey e pili ana i ka hele ʻana o kāna keiki i Iraq.
ʻO Joyce lāua ʻo Kevin Lucey, nā mākua o Jeffrey Lucey.
AMY GOODMAN: Ke kū'ē ka poʻe ʻAmelika i ke kaua no ka ʻoki ʻana i ke kālā, pane ka luna hoʻomalu ʻaʻole lākou e kākoʻo i nā pūʻali. Akā ke ʻōlelo nei ka nui o nā pūʻulu koa kahiko a me nā ʻohana pūʻali koa, ʻo ke aupuni ka mea i haʻalele i nā pūʻali.
ʻO ka pule i hala aku nei, ua hoʻopiʻi ʻia ʻelua mau hoʻopiʻi nui e hiki ai ke hoʻokolokolo i ka mālama ʻana o ka poʻe kahiko. ʻO kahi hoʻopiʻi hana papa ma ka ʻaoʻao o nā haneli haneli o nā koa e hoʻopiʻi nei i ka 'Oihana o Veterans Affairs no ka nānā ʻole ʻana i ka mālama olakino noʻonoʻo a me ka hōʻole nui ʻana i ka mālama olakino a me nā pono. ʻO nā mea hoʻopiʻi he ʻelua mau pūʻulu koa: Veterans for Common Sense a me Veterans United for Truth. Ua ʻōlelo lākou ua hōʻole ʻia nā koa hoʻi i ka mālama ʻana ma o ka hōʻole ʻole ʻana a i ʻole ke kaʻina kali lōʻihi ma kahi backlog o kahi 600,000 mau koi e kali nei. Ke hoʻopiʻi nei ka hoʻopiʻi i ka VA o ka hui pū ʻana me ka Pentagon e pale aku i ka uku ʻana i nā pōmaikaʻi ma o ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana i nā ʻōlelo hoʻopiʻi post-traumatic stress ma ke ʻano he kūlana mua. Ua ʻōlelo ʻia a hiki i 800,000 mau poʻe kahiko o Iraq a me Afghanistan e pilikia a pilikia paha i ka hoʻomohala ʻana i ka PTSD.
I hoʻokahi lā wale nō ma hope o ka hoʻopiʻi ʻia ʻana o ka hoʻopiʻi mua, ua hoʻopiʻi nā mākua o kahi moku US i pepehi iā ia iho ma hope o ka hoʻi ʻana mai Iraq mai i kahi hoʻopiʻi e ʻōlelo ana i ka hana ʻole ʻana o ke aupuni i ka mālama ʻana i ka poʻe kahiko i kā lākou keiki i kona ola. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Joyce lāua ʻo Kevin Lucey i kā lāua keiki ʻo Jeffrey i kaawe iā ia iho ma hope o ka hōʻole ʻana o ka pūʻali koa US e hana i kāna maʻi maʻi post-traumatic stress. I Mei o 2004, ua hāʻawi ʻole nā mākua o Jeffrey iā ia i kahi haukapila VA. Akā ua hoʻokuʻu ka haukapila iā ia i kekahi mau lā ma hope. Iʻelua pule ma hope mai, ua hoʻi mai ʻo Kevin Lucey i ka home e ʻike i kāna keiki e kau ana mai kahi hose i loko o ka hale. E moe ana ma luna o kona wahi moe nā ʻīlio ʻīlio o ʻelua mau paʻahao Iraqi i ʻōlelo ʻia ʻo Jeffrey ua koi ʻia ʻo ia e pana. Ke hoʻopiʻi nei nā Lucey i ka VA no ka mālama ʻole.
Ma ka Pōʻakahi, ua hui pū ʻo Joyce lāua ʻo Kevin Lucey iaʻu mai Chicopee, Massachusetts e kamaʻilio e pili ana i kā lāua keiki ʻo Jeffrey a me ka hoʻopiʻi a lāua i lawe ai no kona make. I kēia lā, hoʻopau mākou i ka hola e lohe ai i kā lākou moʻolelo. Ua hoʻomaka wau ma ka nīnau ʻana iā Joyce Lucey e pili ana i ka hele ʻana o kāna keiki i Iraq.
JOYCE LUCEY: Ua hele ʻo Jeffrey i Kuwait i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o Pepeluali o 2003, i Iraq me ka hoʻouka kaua mua ʻana i Malaki. Ua hoʻi ʻo ia i ka home iā mākou i Iulai o 2003. A i ka hoʻomaka ʻana, ʻike maoli mākou - ʻaʻole mākou i ʻike i kahi ʻokoʻa nui, ʻoiai ua ʻōlelo kāna hoaaloha ua mamao ʻo ia i ko lākou hele ʻana no ka hopena pule i Cape Cod, a haʻi ʻo ia i kahi hoa i ike i ka lawa o ke one no kona ola ana, no laila, aole loa oia i makemake e hele i kahakai.
Ua ʻike mākou i ka wā hāʻule e luaʻi ana ʻo ia i kēlā me kēia lā. Paipai mākou iā ia e hele i ke kauka ma ia mea. A ua hele hou lākou no ke kumu kino, ma mua o ka noʻonoʻo, a i kēia manawa, ke nānā nei i hope, ʻo ia paha ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka PTSD. A laila ua holomua ʻo ia i ka lā Kalikimaka, kahi āna i hoʻolei ai i nā ʻīlio ʻīlio i kona kaikuahine a kapa iā ia iho he pepehi kanaka. Mai laila mai a hiki i nā moeʻuhane, aʻu i lohe ai i kāna ʻuā ʻana, a ʻōlelo ʻo ia ua maikaʻi ʻo ia, he moeʻuhane wale nō ʻo ia i loaʻa iā ia ma kahi alaloa a ke hahai mai nei lākou iā ia.
A laila hoʻi ʻo Jeffrey i ke kulanui. Ua hele ʻo ia i ke kulanui mai ka mahina ʻo Kepakemapa, ma hope o kona hoʻi ʻana mai, ua hoʻi ʻo ia i ke kulanui i Ianuali a maikaʻi ʻo ia a hiki i Malaki, ke hoʻomaha lākou i ke kulanui. A i kēlā manawa, kaumaha loa ʻo ia, inu, ʻaʻole hiki ke hoʻi i ke kula, ʻoiai ʻaʻole ʻo ia i haʻi maoli iaʻu. Akā, hele ʻo ia a hoʻi i ka home me ka ʻōlelo ʻana ua pau ka papa i ke kakahiaka a ʻaʻole i hōʻike ʻia ke kumu. No laila, ʻaʻole au i ʻike ʻaʻole ʻo ia e hele ana i nā papa, akā aia ʻo ia i ka weliweli, a i kāna ʻōlelo hope ʻana i kekahi mea, ʻōlelo ʻo ia ʻaʻole hiki iā ia ke noho i ka papa. A he pane puʻuha nō hoʻi ʻo ia, inā e paʻi kekahi i ka puka. No laila ua hele ʻo ia i kā mākou kauka mālama mua i kēlā manawa a kau ʻia ma Prozac a me Ativan e ʻike inā hiki iā ia ke mālama iā ia i ka papa.
A ua hoʻomau wale ia mai laila, ka hiki ʻole ke hiamoe, ka nele o ka ʻai, ka noho kaʻawale.
Hoʻomanaʻo hou ʻoe?
KEVIN LUCEY: He nui kāna mau mea like ʻole. Aia nā hallucinations i hoʻomaka me ka ʻike, ka leo, ka tactile. E kamaʻilio ʻo ia e pili ana i ka lohe ʻana i nā kolo kāmelo i loko o kona lumi i ka pō, a he kukui ʻiʻo nō kāna ma lalo o kona moena e hiki ai iā ia ke hoʻohana i ka ʻimi ʻana i nā pūmana kāmelo. Ua hāʻule kona ola a pau, a ua paʻakikī loa.
A ʻo ka mea i hana ʻia, ua hoʻopilikia nui ʻia ka ʻohana, akā ua hoʻololi mākou iā ia. ʻAʻole mākou i ʻike e hele ana mākou i loko o kā mākou mau mea weliweli.
AMY GOODMAN: ʻO Kevin, ʻōlelo ʻo Joyce i ka Kalikimaka ua hoʻolei ʻo ia i nā ʻīlio ʻīlio. He aha nā hōʻailona ʻīlio?
KEVIN LUCEY: Ua kiola ʻo ia i nā hōʻailona ʻīlio a kāna hoaaloha i ʻōlelo mai ai iā mākou e pili ana iā ia. Loaʻa iā ia kāna ʻīlio ʻīlio, a laila aia - mai kahi moʻolelo a Jeff i haʻi mai ai iā mākou, loaʻa iā ia ʻelua mau ʻīlio ʻīlio ʻē aʻe, ʻo Iraqi, mai nā kāne āna i ʻōlelo ai ua ʻike ʻo ia i pepehi. A ʻaʻole ʻo ia e lawe i kēlā mau ʻīlio ʻīlio. ʻElua wale nō manawa a mākou i ʻike ai ua lawe ʻia nā ʻīlio ʻīlio ma ka lā 24 o Dekemaba o 2003, i kona kiola ʻana iā ia i kona kaikuahine, a laila mākou - ua loaʻa iaʻu ma luna o kona wahi moe ma Iune 22nd, 2004, ka lā i make ai.
AMY GOODMAN: A maopopo iā ʻoe ʻo wai kēia mau kāne a he aha nā kūlana? Ua ʻōlelo ʻo ia i pepehi iā lākou?
KEVIN LUCEY: ʻO ka moʻolelo āna i haʻi mai ai iā mākou, ua haʻi ʻo ia iaʻu iho a me kona kaikuahine, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻelua mau kānaka Iraqi ʻaʻohe mea kaua a ua kokoke ʻo ia a ua haʻi kekahi iā ia e huki i ke kumu. A—
AMY GOODMAN: ʻO kekahi?
KEVIN LUCEY: ʻAe. ʻAʻole maopopo iā mākou ʻo wai. ʻAʻole maopopo iā mākou ʻo wai. ʻAʻole mākou ʻike inā he lālā ia o kāna ʻāpana a i ʻole he luna. ʻAʻole maopopo iā mākou. ʻAʻole ʻo ia i haʻi like me mākou. Akā, ʻo ka mea i hana ʻia, ua kamaʻilio ʻo ia e pili ana i ka haʻalulu o ka pū i kāna hana ʻana, a ke nānā nei ʻo ia i ke kanaka ʻōpio, ʻoi aku hoʻi kekahi o lākou, a ʻōlelo ʻo ia - ua ʻōlelo ʻo ia ʻo ia paha. He kanaka ʻōpio kāna e noʻonoʻo nei, ʻo wai kāna keiki, he makua kāne paha, ʻo kona mau mākua. A ʻo ia kahi ʻāpana o ka manaʻo. Ua hele mai kāna kauka lapaʻau iā mākou ma hope a haʻi pololei iā mākou ua ʻaʻahu ʻo Jeff i nā hōʻailona ʻīlio e hoʻohanohano ai i kēlā mau kāne ʻelua āna i ʻike ai ua pepehi ʻo ia, ʻaʻole ma ke ʻano he poʻokela.
AMY GOODMAN: A he poe Iraqi keia.
KEVIN LUCEY: ʻAe. Aia kekahi ʻoihana ʻē aʻe i nānā i loko, a ʻo kā lākou i hana ai ua hiki iā lākou ke unuhi. He kanaka no Babulona, a he kanaka no Bagdada.
AMY GOODMAN: I ka hala ʻana o nā mahina, hoʻomaka ʻo Jeffrey t
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