Posted On: Monday, May. 10 2010 10:54 PM
By Jade Ortego
Killeen Daily Herald
His psychiatrist, Dr. William Cross of Manilus, N.Y., who has agreed to testify on Wade's behalf at his sanity board, diagnosed him with post-traumatic stress disorder. Wade also suffered physical injuries to his legs as a result of his service, and walks with a limp.
It has been 10 months since Pfc. Jacob Wade was scheduled to catch a flight to Iraq after a two-week leave. Wade was in the middle of a yearlong deployment to Iraq with the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and the day he was to return, he had a panic attack and missed the flight.
Wade, 22, of Cortland, N.Y., dropped out of high school at 17 and got his GED. After working odd jobs, he joined the Army in order to help pay for college. He wanted to be a baseball coach.
Twenty years old at the time, Wade said he didn't know what to expect from the military.
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