A father reflects on his veteran son's battle with severe PTSD

from Midday · host WYPR 88.1 FM Baltimore

Tom's guest is local author Patrick Smithwick. He has written a poignant and heart-wrenching book about his son Andrew, a veteran, and his descent into mental illness. The book is called War’s Over, Come Home: A Father’s Search for His Son, Two-Tour Marine Veteran of the Iraq War.Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

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