"The Boy Died in Vietnam" – story of Fallbrook High alum's wartime experiences and resulting PTSD

Fallbrook High School alum Don Bick has completed a project that many in his position would never even begin to attempt. Bick, a graduate of the Class of 1967, penned a book, “The Boy Died in Vietnam,” which was published last year.

The book details Bick’s experiences in the Vietnam War and his resulting, painful 42-year struggle with chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

“I never dreamed I had been affected to the extent it now appears ,” wrote Bick, at age 62. “I can look back on my life and see it has been a classic case of the disorder since my return from the Vietnam War.”

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