Resident wants support for returning troops

Resident wants support for returning troops

June 26, 2008

By MARCIA SAGENDORPH msagendorph@pioneerlocal.com
Iraq veteran Jim Black, 26, returned home to fight a new war. He, and millions of other veterans, are battling brain injuries and post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

His father-in-law, Tim Corrigan of Mundelein, wants to do something about it.

Black served in Iraq from April 2003 to March 2004. He originally lived in Tempe, Arizona before moving to Lake Villa in 2007. He is married to Jennifer and they have two boys, RJ, 5, and Gavin who will be a year old on Sept. 11.

Black originally joined the Army to get some training and college funding, Corrigan said.

"He didn't hesitate to go to war and he became a Recon Scout and saw lots of action as soon as he stepped foot in Iraq," Corrigan said.

He returned home to Tempe after finishing his active duty in June of 2004. He was called back to active duty but was already diagnosed with PTSD, which kept him from going back.
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