I was very very lucky

Why? Because I didn't have to go die or get PTSD or get wounded in Viet Nam. This was by the Grace of God. When God almost killed me with Blunt Trauma Childhood epilepsy from 10 to 15 years of age he also got me a 4F which deferred me from the Draft then and saved my life and my sanity then (unlike many of my friends). So, in this sense my life has always been one of God's Grace in all Ways. So, Thank you God for preserving me by your infinite Wisdom for your purposes.