Overdose Kills Medic in Iraq War Photo
Posted: 2008-07-07 15:47:40
Filed Under: Iraq News, Nation News
Five years after this photo of a U.S. soldier helping a young Iraqi boy to safety ran in newspapers across America, the man in the photo is dead. Former Army Spc. Joseph Dwyer died late last month of a drug overdose, authorities said. Dwyer's friends say he suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. "He was certainly a hero. ... He did have some difficulty dealing with it," Jean Offutt, a Fort Bliss spokesperson said.

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It is sad, the loss of these young men and women. War is something that cannot be erased from their minds. They have difficulty returning to a normal life.

What makes it even sadder is the fact that IT DID NOT HAVE TO HAPPEN!! We have no business in Iraq, they did not strike us on 9/11.

A VERY sad statistic is that an estimated 40% of vets that seen combat since 9/11 will suffer from PTSD, or other mental anguish. I know of just one man from my unit from desert storm that has it. Might be others though, I haven't kept up with them.

Come on, Bush.. 3 or 4 rotations in a combat zone? You flew a plane in the Guard, ya pinhead. Do you really think that a human can take that much without cracking to a certain extent?

The only time Bush flew his plane was when he was drunk, the rest of the time he was AWOL

Bring everyone home now....no more stupid "human wars"...... develop alternate fuels... close the borders.... stop "lending" money..... its time to fend for ourselves!