Bad Paper
Josh Christmon earned a Purple Heart from his service in Iraq, where a close encounter with a roadside explosion nearly killed him. He suffered back problems and leg injuries, but maybe worse than all that were the nightmares, the depression, and the disconnection from his family - classic signs of PTSD.
Josh's bad dreams followed him back home. Alcohol seemed as good a way to forget as anything, so one night, he decided to go out for drinks. He was also offered a joint. Josh took two puffs. A week later, he failed a random drug test at work. Days after that, he was less than honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, losing all of his veterans benefits, including his medical care - he got Bad Paper.
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