tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32137136.post2888466935302508905..comments2023-10-18T08:13:40.184-04:00Comments on Retired Reservist: Zackery Bowen - Iraq vet -murder suicideStan68arhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09853907095108309722noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32137136.post-90150818945419105782016-05-07T19:16:50.124-04:002016-05-07T19:16:50.124-04:00I had the pleasure of meeting him in Giessen Germa...I had the pleasure of meeting him in Giessen Germany, right after he came back from Iraq. I was a new soldier and he was pretty cool actually. Him and another sgt in charge of the unit at the time when most were still downrange. He then got out and never heard from him till thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32137136.post-30486181628947609482012-10-17T22:04:54.521-04:002012-10-17T22:04:54.521-04:00PTSD isnt the only thing that led him to this. The...PTSD isnt the only thing that led him to this. The fact that everyone around him wanted him to be someone that he wasnt is what led him to it. I am his daughter, i had to watch his life crumble down around him. It was horrible. But i love the way the book put it, it didnt make him seem like a monster. Some people made him out to be a horrible person but he was the most caring person i have ever had the privlidge to meet. Too bad it ended the way that it didAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32137136.post-89544652550317535102010-04-10T22:31:22.793-04:002010-04-10T22:31:22.793-04:00I just read this book your speaking of "Shak...I just read this book your speaking of "Shake The Devil Off"<br /><br /><br /><br />Pretty heartfelt.<br /><br /><br /><br />Zack had more then PTSD going on from what I read.... just a very very very sad story and ending. <br /><br /><br />My heart goes out to ALL our Veterans. And Thank YOU for servicing!!!!!!!<br /><br />(Danielle in NC)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591713057956581178noreply@blogger.com