Mr. Neely was on leave from his deployment in Iraq. Credit via Brandon NeelyBriley Kazy, 19, who replied to the Army’s tweet, was disheartened by the response. “He was trying his hardest,” Ms. Kazy said. “He would have to leave and sit in the cooler for a while and have a panic attack.”To Mr. Neely, these types of stories are commonly shared among former service members. He said he served in the military police and was deployed to Egypt in 2001, to Guantánamo Bay in 2002 and Iraq in 2003.

Source: New York Times May 26, 2019 16:30 UTC