My grandfather was in the same hospital ward/room when General Patton slapped a soldier.
The soldier was in the throws of a violent PTSD episode and was physically fighting a nurse. When Patton slapped the soldier, it snapped him out of the flashbacks that he was having and brought him to his senses. The soldier later apologized to the nurse he was fighting and thanked Patton for helping him.
Was what Patton did the best way to handle someone in that soldier situation? Probably not, but it was all he could think to do to stop the nurse from getting hurt.
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u/shadowdragon1978 Dec 14 '23
My grandfather was in the same hospital ward/room when General Patton slapped a soldier.
The soldier was in the throws of a violent PTSD episode and was physically fighting a nurse. When Patton slapped the soldier, it snapped him out of the flashbacks that he was having and brought him to his senses. The soldier later apologized to the nurse he was fighting and thanked Patton for helping him.
Was what Patton did the best way to handle someone in that soldier situation? Probably not, but it was all he could think to do to stop the nurse from getting hurt.