Neighbors say the man was covered in blood and looked dazed

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http://www.star-telegram.com/228/story/546116.html

Suspect in Saginaw slaying served 3 Iraq tours

SAGINAW -- A 22-year-old Marine who served three tours of duty in Iraq faces a charge of capital murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a former live-in girlfriend.

Family members say Eric Acevedo has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Saginaw police believe that Acevedo broke into Mollieann Worden's townhouse in the 300 block of Cambridge Drive through a front window early Saturday. Worden and a neighbor both called 911 but when officers arrived, they found that the 32-year-old woman had been stabbed multiple times with a kitchen knife, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:30 a.m.

Officers saw Acevedo in the parking lot and arrested him. Neighbors say the man was covered in blood and looked dazed.

Andres Acevedo, Eric Acevedo's father, said his son has not been the same since returning from Iraq and would never have harmed anyone if he had been in his right mind.

"I gave him to the government nice and healthy, and the government returned somebody who is capable of doing something like that," Andres Acevedo said.

[hootinholler]

1. I fear this is the tip of the iceberg n/t

[OwnedByFerrets]

3. And I fear you are correct.nt

[maxsolomon]

2. "I gave him to the government"

"I gave him to the government nice and healthy, and the government returned somebody who is capable of doing something like that," Andres Acevedo said.

maybe you SHOULDN'T give your son to the government. maybe no one should buy this "patriotic duty" crap. maybe you should understand that we were NEVER in danger from Iraq, and BARELY in danger from Al Queda (if our GOVERNMENT had done its job, then those hijackers would have been caught). maybe you should watch & UNDERSTAND Apocalypse Now before you sign up to kill for a military following the orders of a callow sociopath.

I agree, the tip of the iceberg. As damaged, if not more, than PTSD Vietnam Vets.

Curses on Bush & Cheney for eternity.

[90-percent]

4. So what?

I mean, after all, HE VOLUNTEERED!

-90% Jimmy

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[girl gone mad]

5. My father suffered from PTSD..

after Vietnam and it tore our family apart.

It breaks my heart to know that other children are now living through experiences similar to mine. It's why I worked so hard to try and convince members of our party to listen to the evidence against an invasion and why I can't forgive Hillary for refusing to give a fair hearing to those who opposed the war.

[tomreedtoon]

6. Oh, sorry; title made me think this was a BUSH story.

Which is the only amusing part of this post; I know someone who counsels for the Veteran's Administration, and the poor guy is worn to a frazzle from frustration.