In the early '80s I attended a small rural church. One of the toddlers who ran around and about our legs after church services grew up to become a Marine. He recently returned from duty and was suffering from PTSD. A couple of weeks ago, after several hundred rounds of ammo we fired in his small community, he suffered an episode that subsequently lead to him barricading himself in his home aftering firing shots at a neighbor's home. Police and SWAT responded. After several hours they convinced this young man to come out, but he did so carrying a weapon. Why he was killed, instead of wounded, I'm sure we will never know (and I'm not questioning the action taken.) If you feel so inclinded, please take a moment to go to the link below and share. This is not an attempt to start a debate over who should or should receive a Purple Heart, just an attempt to increase awareness of the prevalence of PTSD. RIP Rooster.
http://thesoldiersload.com/2012/03/0...on-of-shadows/