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Exclusive: Vet's Letter to Army Hospital That Denied His PTSD Claim

Francisco Carillo
Renee C. Byer/Sacramento Bee
Francisco Carillo

Below is an excerpt of a letter sent by former National Guard Staff Sgt Francisco Carillo to Madigan Army Medical Center after hospital officials concluded he was lying about his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after serving in Iraq. This letter was supplied by Carillo to Homepost. In it, Carillo writes:

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