You shoot yourself in the foot, but no one is fooled. You’re dishonorably discharged and sent back to the States. You are shunned by your GI friends, and you can’t adjust to civilian life. You experience pain daily. You’re unsure if it’s the self-inflicted wound or if it’s just in your mind. You deal with depression, alcohol, and drugs. Several years later, you find yourself in a motel contemplating suicide.

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