I honestly think this struck a nerve in me, as I remember when I returned home from some operations, all I could do was drink to try and discourage the thoughts, anger, loneliness and lots more from me. I drunk drove also, drunk in the mornings, lunch times and nights... and well, though it was a solution to help me forget things, and even the fear of returning home to a place that was once home, was then unfamiliar to me, each and every time I returned home, unfamiliar.
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Not surprisingly, we find the first reported case of posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] related to involvement in the tragedy at Haditha. Military officials at Camp Pendleton have confirmed that Briones -- who took no part in the alleged killing of civilians -- has PTSD; he has been receiving counseling from a psychologist for his condition in San Diego. The Purple Heart veteran was drunk at the time he stole this vehicle, crashing it into a residential home a mere 36 hours after returning home from Iraq.
Much more on this incident, as well as an expanded look on how Haditha affected two Marines ordered to photograph and handle the civilian casualities.
Briones, who goes by his middle name Ryan, gave a Los Angeles Times interview this week, offering some background on what happened that fateful day in Haditha. His role came following the incident; he did not take part in any of the killing.
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