Oct 23 2008

‘What Killed Sergeant Grey?’

Broadcast: Midday, 10/07/2008, 12:00 p.m.



Sgt. Adam Gray during his tour in Iraq, sitting on top of a tank with Battalion 1-68. Gray was troubled by what he did when he was assigned to guard Iraqi prisoners. (Photo courtesy Tony Sandoval)

Minnesota Public Radio-American Radio Works

American RadioWorks investigates the mysterious death of an Iraq War veteran and uncovers new allegations of detainee abuse. This powerful documentary follows members of a U.S. Army unit and their struggle to come to terms with what they did, and didn’t do, in Iraq.

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That will bring up their NPR Station radio player, it’s about 54min long.

“that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic“

3 comments

  1. I heard part of this on the radio and had searched NPR to hear the rest, assuming it was a national story. I couldn’t find it – and now I’m thinking maybe I ought to respond to those endless fundraising pleas we’re in the midst of for our own Minnesota Public Radio.

    From what I previously heard – I highly recommend listening to this. But prepare to have your heart broken!  

    • jimstaro on October 23, 2008 at 20:23
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    Mentally Unstable Soldiers Redeployed to Iraq

    Stretched Thin, the Army Puts the Vulnerable Back on the Frontlines

    Two weeks before his second deployment to Iraq last September, Army Specialist Michael DeVlieger broke down.

    “At first, I thought it was something that everybody experienced,” DeVlieger told ABC’s Bob Woodruff, “and just through time and perseverance I guess it would pass.” It didn’t pass.

    After an 11-day hospitalization, DeVlieger was given a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, three psychiatric prescriptions — and deployment orders.

    “Eighteen hours after he got out of the hospital, he deployed to Iraq,” DeVlieger’s wife, Christine DeVlieger, recalled. He left for Iraq despite Pentagon policy requiring that service members establish three months of “stability without significant symptoms” before deploying.

    “I was a ticking time bomb,” Michael DeVlieger said.

    Watch “World News” Tonight at 6:30 p.m. ET for the full report

    There’s more to the written report at the link!!

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