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Vietnam veteran says marriage is casualty of war

Vietnam veteran says marriage is casualty of war
June 01, 2010 7:03 AM
Wendy Victora
Daily News
CRESTVIEW -- Freddie Cavett has lived alone for most of the past decade. You could say his marriage was a casualty of the Vietnam War.

He came back from a year-long stint there as a changed man – an angry man – according to his ex-wife Linda.

They stayed married more than 30 years, living apart for a time before finally divorcing in 2007. Freddie and Linda still see each other almost every day.

“It got to be where I could hardly stand to be around him when he was in his crazy places,” says Linda, a licensed mental health counselor whose clients include other veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. “I wish I could have done better with that.”

On his dining room table, Freddie has piled photo albums and binders of all of the documents relating to his military career. He was active duty for 7 years and an active reservist for 20 more.

They are a roadmap for this man, who struggles to create any kind of a timeline of his life.

Linda, who remembers everything, fills in the blanks.
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