[hinckley buzzard]

PTSD is a common result of combat service. A rate of 15-20% is realistic. It has been prevalent among veterans of all wars. WWII vets who had it were smart enough not to go to mental hospitals in the '40s, which were hellholes, and which had no decent treatment to offer, preferring to drown themselves in alcohol. They did begin to show up in the 60s when serious psychiatric drugs began to appear on the market. By the 70's VA hospitals were crowded with WWII vets with PTSD.

The few facts reported here about Track would be consistent with combat-related PTSD.

[Don Hernando de Las Casas]

What are the PTSD symptoms. I’m being serious here, because all I see is drunken brawling, wife-beating stuff. I’ve known a billion drunks who act the same way and whose only combat experience is opening imported beers which lack the twist top. My father was a prime example—his behavior sounds EXACTLY like Track’s.

[PA Engineer]

PTSD is a common result of combat service. A rate of 15-20% is realistic. It has been prevalent among veterans of all wars. WWII vets who had it were smart enough not to go to mental hospitals in the '40s, which were hellholes, and which had no decent treatment to offer, preferring to drown themselves in alcohol.

Yep. They drank a lot. I remember my Dad and his friends (all vets, including relatives) drank a great deal. They had their bowling leagues (again, mostly vets) and found a degree of fellowship with them. People gloss over this.

The only consistent take away (when I was a child) was they wanted to get on with their lives and be back with their families.

[kiltie65]

Just read an interesting bio about Audie Murphy online. He was the most decorated soldier during WW 11. Killed over 240 of the enemy. His bio said he suffered from PTSD (although it wasn’t named back then) his whole life thereafter, and was addicted to sleeping pills...couldn’t sleep without them.

[hsmomx3]

It’s such a tragedy the way they are treated upon return from serving.