Watch CBS News

Iraq veteran's rocky return

Name: Iraq veteran's rocky return
Uploaded: 2012-10-14T12:00:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Description: When Marine Cpl. Kevin Thomas returned from serving in Iraq, he seemed to adjust quickly to civilian life. But Thomas tells Scott Pelley that he soon began to experience symptoms of PTSD and drank heavily to cope.

When Marine Cpl. Kevin Thomas returned from serving in Iraq, he seemed to adjust quickly to civilian life. But Thomas tells Scott Pelley that he soon began to experience symptoms of PTSD and drank heavily to cope.