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>> they quit me and i lost interest. i got a medical chapter. personally, i feel i deserve a retirement. damaged goods in a way, i dont know. >> this is georges medical file, starting in 2010, until present day. it is maybe a year and-a-half of the medical file, right? >> this is a record of every appointment i have ever kept. there are 25 on each sheet. there is a total of 275 appointments that vitaken. >> he probably has the, equivalent of that many pages of prescription drugs. >> those who ar...

>> neil sherrer is a new york attorney representing 164 victims of the forts hood shooting, including manning and straton, in a civil case. what are your clients experiencing now? >> people who werent actually shot are suffering from ptsd. they will be suffering from that -- probably for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: 2 1/2 years after the fort hood massacre, the court marshal of nidal hassan is set for august 20, 2012. in his most recent court hearing, he sported a full beard, against ar...

Texas, sergeant manning and sergeant straton were under enemy fire. >> he pointed at me, 6 feet away. he squeezed a round off, so i kind of slammed to the ground with the round that went right through my left shoulder here. >> i saw everybody screeping and the blood all over and the blood on my chest. he couldnt breathe. i tried to go to the ground to take cover and i started to get shot more. i mean -- i -- i felt some bullets. >> reporter: a fellow soldier, 39-year-old nidal hassan was armed w...

Go. >> reporter: six months after joining and with the rank of private second class, straton was assigned to the 36th engineering brigade, located at fort hood. >> i was really looking forward to going to fort hood, even though i knew nothing about it -- like i know now. >> reporter: he was 18 years old and his wish was coming true. his unit was scheduled to deploy to afghanistan. >> i was right excited. couldnt wait to go. loved going to get the extra gear and everything, learn how to use it. b...

>> neil sherrer is a new york attorney representing 164 victims of the forts hood shooting, including manning and straton, in a civil case. what are your clients experiencing now? >> people who werent actually shot are suffering from ptsd. they will be suffering from that -- probably for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: 2 1/2 years after the fort hood massacre, the court marshal of nidal hassan is set for august 20, 2012. in his most recent court hearing, he sported a full beard, against ar...

Kid. >> thought the military was a good way to get into school a lot easier, look good on any resume anywhere in the country. i just told myself i was going to do great fidid it and made it through. >> reporter: like staff sarkant manning, he comes from a family with a proud history of serving our nation. his father, also named george, recalls that tradition. >> my dad was... in the air force. he was kill in the vietnam conflict. i joined when i was 17. my induction was fort jackson, where my so...

>> we decided we could do the wedding and have a reception after i had gotten back. >> he was set to deploy. i knew that when we were getting married. so we were preparing for that. >> reporter: shawns bride, autumn, was new military life. >> have you to get yourself prepared and the mind-set for that. i mean, its rough. hino clue of what a deployments about. this was the first time dealing with that. >> reporter: with the wedding reception delayed, staff sergeant manning prepared to join his un...