To: Bloody Sam Roberts
> I wonder....was Lopez an Iraq war veteran, who was being evaluated for posttraumatic stress disorder but had not been diagnosed?
How does one get PTSD without actually being in combat?
11 posted on
04/03/2014 8:43:30 AM PDT by
BuffaloJack
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To: BuffaloJack
How does one get PTSD without actually being in combat? Read this.
16 posted on
04/03/2014 8:56:00 AM PDT by
OneWingedShark
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To: BuffaloJack
Seems these days if a vet stubs his toe he’s got PTSD enough to go on a killing spree of his fellow soldiers.
“An Army of One,” as they used to say.
17 posted on
04/03/2014 8:56:26 AM PDT by
onedoug
To: BuffaloJack
18 posted on
04/03/2014 8:57:23 AM PDT by
onedoug
To: BuffaloJack
How does one get PTSD without actually being in combat? If "one" is driving a truck humping ammo and fuel via a convoy to a hot spot, he is in combat. Iraq did not have a "front" like wars of old and so rear echelon troops hauling freight were subject to attack by IEDs. For awhile it seemed rear echelon troops were taking more casualties from IEDs than troops in direct contact.
Regards,
GtG
29 posted on
04/03/2014 9:23:07 AM PDT by
Gandalf_The_Gray
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