Articles by Dave Philipps, the Gazette
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CASUALTIES OF WAR (PART 3): WARNING SIGNS
Dave Philipps, the Gazette,
30 Jul 2009
After coming home from Iraq, 21-year-old medic Bruce Bastien was driving with his Army buddy Louis Bressler, 24, when they spotted a woman walking to work on a Colorado Springs street. Bressler swerved and hit the woman with the car, according to police, then Bastien jumped out and stabbed her over and over. (A word […]
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Dave Philipps, The Gazette,
30 Jul 2009
‘Kumbaya period’ Post-traumatic stress disorder is like a roadside bomb. (A word of caution about the language and content of this story: Please see Editor’s Note) The symptoms can remain hidden for months, then explode. They can cripple some soldiers and leave others untouched. And just like bombs disguised as trash or ruts in the […]
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Dave Philipps, The Gazette,
30 Jul 2009
Before the murders started, Anthony Marquez’s mom dialed his sergeant at Fort Carson to warn that her son was poised to kill. It was February 2006, and the 21-year-old soldier had not been the same since being wounded and coming home from Iraq eight months before. He had violent outbursts and thrashing nightmares. He was […]
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