James Alloway
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James Ardon Alloway
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James Ardon Alloway, Jim, served with the Navy in Vietnam from June 1968 to April 1969. He was traumatized by the suffering he saw and was retired from service with disability related to PTSD. Jim seemed to recover for a while, but continued to suffer recurring set-backs over the next 23 years. On February 11, 1992, while waiting for a place to open up in the VA's PTSD in-patient program, Jim took his own life.
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POSTED ON 6.20.2022
POSTED BY: Daniel E Tyler
Great memories of a stand up guy
Jim's Mom and my Mom were first cousins. Because we lived about 140 miles apart - we didn't see each other that frequently as kids. But we always had a great time when we got together - either at his family's farm near Neola, IA, or at our farm near Central City, Nebraska. Jim was a year and a half older than me. He had returned from his tour in Vietnam a year before before I left for mine. I didn't see him again after we both got out of the service - but I heard through my Mom that he was struggling with the things he'd seen. I'm sure his burdens must have been great because I knew him as a real stand up guy. I guess even an upright guy like Jim could be given a burden from that experience that was just too great to carry. What a sad loss of a quality guy.
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POSTED ON 12.22.2021
POSTED BY: Patti Whannell Fernside
Friend
Jim was a great friend. So many fond memories of him. Thank you for your service Jim.
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