Iraq war veteran Kyle Van Tassel has been making headlines for about the past month and a half.
Just to catch you up, back in November the 28-year-old – dressed in cammies and toting an American flag – caused a pretty big traffic jam and police standoff when he positioned himself on the La Cumbre Road Highway 101 overpass (in Santa Barbara) and started waving an unloaded gun and yelling about what war veterans face when they return to America.
Several days later, the court discovered Van Tassel had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and had failed to take his medication, which may have been what brought on the incident at the overpass (even though the prosecuting attorney, Darryl Perlin – who apparently moonlights as a psychiatrist at night – repeatedly “stated his doubt that Van Tassel exhibited signs of PTSD at all”).
Whatever Perlin.
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It’s really shameful how we treat our veterans. Before you sign up, take a tour of your local VA hospital.
@ Denise – It is indeed shameful, and sometimes heart wrenching. I can’t understand how anyone would treat veterans with anything but the utmost respect – regardless of personal religious, political, or war beliefs. Perhaps this situation will shed light on the matter.
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