Yochi Dreazen
The article discusses former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and Medal of Honor award recipient Ty Carter and his struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of combat actions during an attack by the Taliban Islamic fundamentalist organization on the U.S. military base Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan. Topics discussed include Carter's PTSD and attempts to cope with the condition with alcohol, the occurrence of PTSD among military personnel and military veterans throughout history, and Carter's PTSD treatment and the stigma against mental illness in the military and police forces.