Consequences of Stress on Children's Development

My sisters both have experienced the stress of war. On July 23, 1968 their father Lance Corporal Benjamin Tilghman was killed serving in Vietnam War. He was 19 years old. One of my sisters was 3 years old at the time and the other was only 6 months old. I asked them  how did they cope/survive with the loss of their father in the war. My sister stated that they were given no information of what happened. They picked up on clues that something bad had taken place because everyone was in tears but it was not explained to them. When he was killed my mother was 18 years old. My sister informed me that they just picked up and kept it movin. She did state that his death had an affect on both of them. My middle sister suffered from a bout of depression and my oldest sister at times lives in the past wondering how things would have been if her father was around, missing his affection only reading about it in past letters.

Benjamin Tilghman
Lance Corporal

PERSONAL DATA
  Home of Record:  Deal Island, MD
  Date of birth:   02/27/1949

MILITARY DATA
  Service:         United States Marine Corps
  Grade at loss:   E3
  Rank:            Lance Corporal
  ID No:           2390757
  MOS:             0311: RIFLEMAN
  Length Service:  00
  Unit:            3RD PLT, H CO, 2ND BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF

CASUALTY DATA
  Start Tour:      01/24/1968
  Incident Date:   07/21/1968
  Casualty Date:   07/23/1968
  Age at Loss:     19 (based on date declared dead)
  Location:        Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
  Remains:         Body recovered
  Casualty Type:   Hostile, died of wounds
  Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
  Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar

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The country that I chose to research more of was Somolia. UNICEF officials are concerned that the current situation in Somalia will have lasting consequences for Somali society. Children continue to bear the brunt of the conflict, and many lack access to even the most basic services. Fighting has killed and injured numerous children. Manry are recruited into armed conflict. In addition to the traumas of conflict, children in Somalia face other challenges, from education to health and sanitation concerns. So there are many stressors that the children of Somalia have to deal with. To minimize the harm UNICEF is working to address critical health concerns by providing essential medicines, vaccines and supplies to over 250 Maternal and Child Health (MCH) facilities and 540 health posts, ensuring access to basic primary health care for about 2.5 million people each year. Over one million children under five and over 800,000 women of child-bearing age were reached during the first round of the Child Health Days which completed in June. They were provided with a package of high-impact health services including vaccinations, water purification tablets and nutritional screenings.