MEDAL OF HONOR 15 Jan1968 Vietnam US Army CO B 1st BN 69th Armor 4th Inf Div

[browningautorifle]

It didn't quite end like that. He didn't commit suicide because of PTSD. More to it... Dwight H. Johnson - Wikipedia

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[old tanker]

It didn't quite end like that. He didn't commit suicide because of PTSD. More to it... Dwight H. Johnson - Wikipedia

No matter how you look at it, it is a sad end. Johnson's mother said: "Sometimes I wonder if Skip tired of this life and needed someone else to pull the trigger".

Sat, May 1, 1971 – Page 1 · Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States of America) · Newspapers.com

[Lee Enfield]

It didn't quite end like that. He didn't commit suicide because of PTSD. More to it... Dwight H. Johnson - Wikipedia

It's truly a tragic story. I read other information regarding Mr. Johnson some years ago - IIRC including from one of his crew members.

The Wikipedia article makes it sound like he walked in on a robbery in progress, but the testimony of the store owner and the people waiting in the car for him, both indicate that he was the robber and that he was alone.

Robbery Try By Viet Hero Laid to Illness - The Washington Post
From Dakto to Detroit: Death of a Troubled Hero - The New York Times

[browningautorifle]

indicate that he was the robber and that he was alone.

Interesting...how varied the story.

[Lee Enfield]

Interesting...how varied the story.

Interesting that the 1971 article says that he shot the store owner 2x when he tried to grab the gun from Johnson, then the owner pulled his own gun and fired.

There is an online discussion that exactly reflects the wiki article (probably by the same person) that he walked into a robbery in progress, and that the police didn't adequately investigate, but at contact distance during a struggle it sure doesn't read like the store owner was in a situation to make a mistake on who his assailant was.

Truely a tragedy, it reads like his chain of command recognized the mental health issues, but no one was able to constructively assist him with useful treatment.

[browningautorifle]

recognized the mental health issues

Said he was missing appointments (awol) and was then diagnosed... Yes, it was known.

[Merle]

It didn't quite end like that. He didn't commit suicide because of PTSD. More to it... Dwight H. Johnson - Wikipedia

that is really sad!