Army Major Shares His Personal Battle With PTSD

Battling PTSD: Major Shares His Story 05/08/2010. Ryan Kranc was traveling with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment near Ramadi, Iraq, on July 23, 2003, when his convoy was hit with an improvised explosive device. Kranc, now an Army major, survived. His commander, his friend, Capt. Josh T. Byers, did not. Six years and two full combat tours later, Kranc committed himself to recovering from the emotional wounds sustained on that day in 2003. Health.mil