For 10 years, Brian Brown turned to alcohol to try to cope with torturous memories of war and terrorism, and the on-going battle he was fighting in his head.
The bomb blast in Northern Ireland that nearly killed him and left him severely wounded, the smoking debris and dead bodies, and fighting in the first Gulf War with the very real threat of deadly biological weapons were among the horrific scenes from his military career that played out on a constant, tormenting loop in his mind.
In a bid to block all that out – as well as his memories of the aftermath of the Lockerbie air disaster he was sent to clear up – Brian drank so much his doctor warned him he’d die within two months if he didn’t stop.
