This weekend’s CBS show “48 Hours Mystery“ focused on John Needham, a young veteran from the war in Iraq who allegedly brutally killed his girlfriend in 2008 and died two years later.
In the episode, CBS describes how Needham claimed to have witnessed horrendous atrocities committed by his unit against Iraqis during their deployment in the country. In a letter to senior army officials, Needham wrote that he suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression. He described what he called war crimes, asked for an investigation and requested to be assigned to a different unit.
The Veterans Project quotes Needham’s letter: