Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Hidden Battle Wounds: Local veteran struggles with PTSD

Hidden Battle Wounds: Local veteran struggles with PTSD

Tuesday, Aug 28, 2007 - 09:39 PM

By Rusty Ray
E-mail Biography
Barry Brown says he wrecked his car in Orangeburg a couple years ago.

He swerved to miss what he thought was a roadside bomb, and hit a delivery truck.

Little things take him instantly back to combat in Iraq, where he spent several months in the early stages of the war in 2003.

"The things you see on TV, movies, and documentaries, don't come close as far as a real person being there."

Brown says ever since he's been back here, his life has been a wreck because of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

"It's really hard for me to remember things, and try to concentrate,” Brown said. “My mind is on Iraq.”

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