“He was shaking violently, ... and tears streamed down his face. His whole frame quivered with the spasms, and he was barely able to tell me between sobs that he couldn't take it. He just had to get the hell out; I had to let him go to the rear. He sobbed like a baby during the entire outburst and beat his head on the ground.”
“I told him angrily that I had been in front-line combat for over five months and no one would let me go back. Since he had just arrived, he sure as hell wasn't going back.”
“It was a disturbing case, I can say that. That was the one that visibly took a toll on the department. It's not just the time and effort involved. You are concerned about the victim's families and the victims themselves.”
