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2011-02-01 Home Front: WoT

Man arrested in Dearborn served time for threats against Bush

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Posted by Steve White 2011-02-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 An article from 1979 about Stockham.

Posted by tipper 2011-02-01 05:03|| 2011-02-01 05:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmm... in 1979, the article said he was a moslem convert.

Maybe he was trying to withdraw his 'conversion'.

Posted by Bobby 2011-02-01 05:51|| 2011-02-01 05:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Or going to the ammo dump for resupply.

Posted by George Hupaviger4591 2011-02-01 09:39|| 2011-02-01 09:39|| Front Page Top

#4 He probably saved a lot of young GI's by flying 600 helicopter missions in the Nam.

Posted by bman 2011-02-01 12:18|| 2011-02-01 12:18|| Front Page Top

#5 I've known several attack helicopter pilots who served in Vietnam, and they were a high intensity, high risk bunch, known for their derring-do. It is not surprising that a few of them later developed head problems.

One in particular had the reputation of walking as much as flying, being given particularly hairy, major and critical targets, because using him would guarantee that they would be obliterated, yet invariably, either enemy fire or flying debris would nail his helicopter.

Well worth the price of a helicopter. After the war he became an aircraft insurance claims adjuster.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-02-01 12:43|| 2011-02-01 12:43|| Front Page Top

#6 A psychiatric examination found that Stockham suffered from bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and personality disorder with anti-social features.

Bipolar symptoms don't usually wait until middle age to show up. That he flew through the highs and lows is to his credit. One doesn't like to lock people up, especially such a man, but it sounds like he can't remain stable on his own.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-02-01 12:54|| 2011-02-01 12:54|| Front Page Top

#7 I've seen more than a few bipolar disorders surface in mid-life, and I'm not a psychiatrist but a generalist. BPD is fairly common, although less common than regular depression. Mania &/or hypomania are essential parts of the diagnosis. If you've ever known someone in & out of mania, it is something to behold. One in particular had the reputation of walking as much as flying, being given particularly hairy, major and critical targets, because using him would guarantee that they would be obliterated, yet invariably, either enemy fire or flying debris would nail his helicopter. That pattern is consistent with hypomania, which can go on for many months at a time. I'm not saying the pilot referred to was ailing from anything, just that a hypomanic could very well function that way. With enough self-discipline a hypomanic can be hyperfunctional.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-01 15:30|| 2011-02-01 15:30|| Front Page Top

#8 I've seen more than a few bipolar disorders surface in mid-life,

I yield the argument to the man who knows more than I do.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-02-01 17:23|| 2011-02-01 17:23|| Front Page Top

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