War stress blamed in (two) Iraq veteran shootings

[truthpusher]

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1124643066745_2/?hub=Health

A sign posts the daily count of killed and wounded U.S. soldiers in Iraq using chalk written numbers at Cindy Sheehan's camp near Crawford, Texas. (AP Photo / LM Otero)

War stress blamed in Iraq veteran shootings
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Associated Press
Updated: Sun. Aug. 21 2005 12:48 PM ET
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One was a skinny 20-year-old discharged from the Army who couldn't shake the piercing rat-a-tat-tat reminders of combat.

The other, a decorated Marine family man whose job preparing bodies of U.S. soldiers for burial had caused clammy, restless nights. Both home from duty in Iraq, they were on opposite ends of the country, but their stories have much in common.

In Las Vegas, Matthew Sepi was on his way to get a beer, but he tucked an assault rifle inside his black trenchcoat just in case. In Lawrence, Mass., Daniel Cotnoir brought out his 12-gauge shotgun. Both pulled the trigger. Now Sepi faces murder and attempted murder charges while Cotnoir is charged with attempted murder.

In the otherwise unrelated cases, family, friends and even law officers are looking to the influence of wartime horrors on the two veterans.

Flashbacks, nightmares, a struggle to reconnect to an old life — these are all signs of post-traumatic stress disorder that many soldiers suffer from.

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More about what happened to these two young men here: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1124643066745_2/?hub=Health

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[Bobbieo]

1. Iraq War and Stress

It took Vietnam to show us all men are not born to be warriors. Now, we have a replay coming out of Iraq that is going to be worse than Vietnam ever thought of being - PTSD to the max!!!!