I don't know why people are so surprised, indignant and vengeful towards this soldier. Nobody in the service gets help when they start to lose it because they don't want "head case" stamped in their service jacket. I was born and raised in a county that is basically one big military base, I've been seeing the homeless vets on the streets my whole life. Dude was on his 4th deployment into a war zone in a foreign culture. Not everyone handles that well, but the attitudes of many service persons don't allow for any weakness and seeking mental health help is seen as a weakness.
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