Posted: 05/01/01
Source: VAnguard Publication-April 2001
Fueled by alcohol and anger, a distraught veteran walked up to Fred Smith, Chief of Police & Security at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, and whipped out a loaded .357 magnum. When Smith snatched the weapon from the man's hands, he begain to cry and asked for help. Chief Smith calmly provided emotional suport and escorted the man to the Mental Health Clinic for an evaluation. Afterward, the veteran asked if Smith could help escort him as he was being admitted to the inpatient Psychiatric Unit.
