Texas Iraq War Veteran Struggles to Cope with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

MCALLEN, TEXAS - JULY 21: Jesus Bocanegra, 24, talks to a therapist during a therapy session, his second in a single day, at a Veterans' Affairs office July 21, 2006 in McAllen, Texas. Bocanegra has been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, a result of his Army service in Iraq in 2003-04. As part of his recovery, Bocanegra attends support groups and therapy sessions frequently. ?We all have this macho thing?no one wants to admit to seeing a psyche doctor,? he says of himself and fellow soldiers. Bocanegra often speaks of his desire to return to the past, ?I?d give anything to go back to the way I was.? Now he is on several anti-depression drugs and struggles to recover from mental strain of a year at war. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)