Well, at the moment, my military history records are inaccurate, in my opinion.
I have a family. I have grandchildren. I have a spouse and brothers and sisters. I want them to understand at some level what I endured during my service career. In some ways, through no fault of their own, they're blind to it. They weren't there, so they're never going to know it the way I know it, but this country doesn't call me a “wartime service veteran”, so my family doesn't think I am. My neighbours do not think I am.
I carry this inside me.