Army vet who starred in BBC documentary on battle with PTSD 'takes own life'

mirror.co.uk:

An army veteran hit by PTSD has died at 32 – haunted by some of the bloodiest fighting faced by forces in Afghanistan. Friends believe that Brett Savage took his own life.

The former Irish Ranger had ­struggled with his mental health since he was 18, when he and comrades were overrun by 500 Taliban warriors during the 52-day siege of Musa Qala.

Brett, who was in a BBC documentary on PTSD in April, said he could never forget seeing pals killed and injured. He told how during the 2006 siege, he was running low on bullets and ­prepared to shoot as many attackers as he could – while saving a bullet for himself. “It was like the hardest thing, mentally,” he said.