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American who swam to see Aung San Suu Kyi is Vietnam veteran

The American who swam to see Aung San Suu Kyi is a Vietnam veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to his ex-wife.

Yvonne Yettaw, the mother of six children with John Yettaw, said that her ex-husband received a disability pension from the US Department of Veterans’ Affairs because of his illness.

“You can’t raise your voice. You cannot touch him without startling him. I lived with the man. Yes, he has it,” she told The Times. “He also has bipolar but I don’t believe he has been diagnosed with that. I would call him that. He gets an idea. He goes and does it and gets in trouble,” she said.

Read entire article at Times (UK)