Soldier Arrested; Says He Was Seeking Treatment

Robbien

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Tue Nov-20-07 09:30 AM
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Soldier Arrested; Says He Was Seeking Treatment

Source: ABC TV Lexington

A soldier from Eastern Kentucky says he was seeking mental help when police arrested him.

Police say 22-year-old Justin Faulkner of Stanton is accused of being absent without leave. Faulkner is facing his second tour of duty in Iraq.

He says officers at Fort Campbell knew of his mental problems but refused to provide adequate treatment.

So Faulkner checked into a VA hospital in Lexington where he was arrested Saturday.

Faulkner was released from jail Monday on the condition that he report back to Fort Campbell.

Read more: http://www.wtvq.com/midatlantic/tvq/news.apx.-content-articles-TVQ-2007-11-20-0004.html

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sabra

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Tue Nov-20-07 11:12 AM
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1. k & r

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Rainbowreflect

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Tue Nov-20-07 11:44 AM
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2. Supporting out troops at it's finest!

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sarcasmo

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Tue Nov-20-07 03:32 PM
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3. Officers new but failed, an all to familiar Military quote.

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Lone_Star_Dem

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Tue Nov-20-07 03:49 PM
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4. If that young man had killed himself rather than sought treatment

No one would even have known that he had made his mental health problems know to his higher ups. He'd have just been one more in a growing number of statistical suicides within our military.

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