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Old 07-29-2009, 02:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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The hell of war comes home

Casualties of War, Part I: The hell of war comes home

Post-traumatic stress disorder is like a roadside bomb.
~ DAVE PHILIPPS,
THE GAZETTE July 26, 2009 Colorado Springs

Before the murders started, Anthony Marquez’s mom dialed his sergeant at Fort Carson to warn that her son was poised to kill. It was February 2006, and the 21-year-old soldier had not been the same since being wounded and coming home from Iraq eight months before. He had violent outbursts and thrashing nightmares. He was devouring pain pills and drinking too much. He always packed a gun. continued...



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