{"id":3238,"date":"2012-06-22T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=3238"},"modified":"2012-06-11T17:38:11","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T17:38:11","slug":"mistaken-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/06\/mistaken-identity.html","title":{"rendered":"Mistaken Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/files\/2012\/06\/5840-Insane-Man-In-A-Strait-Jacket-And-Padded-Room-Clipart-Illustration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3294\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/06\/5840-Insane-Man-In-A-Strait-Jacket-And-Padded-Room-Clipart-Illustration-285x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>One morning a helicopter crew from my squadron got an order to pick up a mental patient and deliver him to an aircraft carrier. 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