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A veteran interview with

Tracy Burgess

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He struggled with his mental health and worried about the drugs that the military had given to those deployed in the gulf.

One day Alan woke up told Tracy he didn’t love her anymore, leaving her and their children struggling with huge debts and a lack of understanding. Alan has never returned and Tracy has had to raise her children and rebuild her life alone.

Watch as Tracy describes her battles to get Alan the help he needed before it was too late.

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Interviewed by:
Martin Bisiker

Transcribed by:
Harriet Peacock

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MLA Style:
Burgess, Tracy. A Veteran Interview with Tracy Burgess. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, 28 Oct. 2019 https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/tracy-burgess/. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
APA Style:
Burgess, T. (2019, October 28). A Veteran Interview with Tracy Burgess [Interview by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/tracy-burgess/
Chicago Style:
Burgess, Tracy. 2019. A Veteran Interview with Tracy Burgess. Interview by Martin Bisiker. Legasee, October 28. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/tracy-burgess/
Harvard Style:
Burgess, T. (2019). A Veteran Interview with Tracy Burgess. [Interviewed by Martin Bisiker]. Legasee, 28 October. Available at https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/tracy-burgess/ (Accessed: 18 October 2026)
Vancouver Style:
Burgess, T. A Veteran Interview with Tracy Burgess [Internet]. Interview by M. Bisiker. Legasee; 2019 Oct 28 [cited 2026 Oct 18]. Available from: https://www.legasee.org.uk/veteran/tracy-burgess/
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