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okcitykid
October 11th 2006, 10:31 AM
The rat-a-tat-tat was so familiar. Stephen Edwards dropped to one knee and took cover behind a door. ``BRAVO TEAM,'' he yelled to his 10-year-old daughter, Lauren, and her perplexed friends. ``On my six, 300 meters, MOVE!''

Lauren? he wondered. What the hell was his little girl doing in a war zone?

Then he realized. This wasn't his California National Guard unit. This wasn't a battlefield north of Baghdad. This was Booksin Elementary School in San Jose, and the rat-a-tat-tat was a construction crew's nail gun. This was another flashback.



http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/the_valley/15709419.htm
Malista_Dove
November 14th 2006, 11:36 AM
This brings up bad thoughts for me. My fiance wakes up in the middle of the night screaming and running. He also talks and screams for people to duck for cover in his sleep. PTSD is a terrible thing. If only you could get rid of it...
Amazing Rando
November 14th 2006, 11:44 AM
This brings up bad thoughts for me. My fiance wakes up in the middle of the night screaming and running. He also talks and screams for people to duck for cover in his sleep. PTSD is a terrible thing. If only you could get rid of it...

He's a veteran, I take it? Has he sought help for the PTSD? If so, how has his experience been with the military's counseling services?
Malista_Dove
November 15th 2006, 10:43 AM
He's a veteran, I take it? Has he sought help for the PTSD? If so, how has his experience been with the military's counseling services?

Yes, he is a veteran. He has sought help for it. He is on 5 different medicines. I don't think the army has given him enough counseling. They pretty much just tell him to call when he is feeling suicidal. If you ask me, if someone is feeling suicidal or homicidal...I think they might forget to call. I know he won't even tell me when he is feeling down. The army didn't even take into consideration his condition. They deployed him to the Mexican border not to long ago for a few months. The only good thing they have done for his condition is pay for his "few" psychiatrist visits and they won't allow him to carry a weapon.