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Old February 4, 2013, 07:06 PM   #9
MLeake
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lamarw, where on earth did you get that the hostage taker in Alabama was suffering from service related PTSD?

The guy was an aviation administrationman (AZ) in the Navy; basically, he kept maintenance logs and supply paperwork updated for aviation squadrons - he was a pencil pusher. According to articles on him, he served in California and Japan during his Vietnam service.

So why do you assume PTSD?

The guy had mental issues, but there is no evidence they were the result of anything that happened to him during his time in the military.

Edit: A subsequent article indicated that Jimmy Lee Dykes had been awarded the Vietnam service medal. If so, then he may have spent some time aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of Vietnam, but that would not normally make one a likely candidate for PTSD.

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