GREENSBORO, N.C. — A retired captain who served 23 years in the Army is now using comic books to help cope with Post Tramatic Stress Disorder. 

What You Need To Know

  • After being deployed to Iraq, Charles Ramsey, was attacked while in a helicopter and was shot at 27 times

  • When he returned, his childhood friend, Fred Wright Jr., reccomended he get into comic books to help take his mind off the hard memories

  • Ramsey said he was prepared to live a lonely life, but since he was introduced to comic books it replaced a piece of the puzzle that was missing for him

After being deployed to Iraq, Charles Ramsey, was attacked while in a helicopter and was shot at 27 times, and two bullet holes were found in his seat. He said he was blessed because he was unharmed, but that moment changed his life forever.

When he returned, his childhood friend, Fred Wright Jr., reccomended he get into comic books to help take his mind off the hard memories. Wright owns a comic book store in High Point called Eastgate Comics.

“When he came back I said you out to check this out, because I’ve been dealing with him since I was about seven or eight years old, and he had them back then too," Wright said.

Ramsey said he was prepared to live a lonely life, but since he was introduced to comic books, it replaced a piece of the puzzle that was missing for him.

“It gives me a chance to rest my mind and not focus on some of the things that I’ve seen flying Blackhawk helicopters," Ramsey said.

Last year, Ramsey and Wright planned to host Triad Comic Con in Greensboro, but due to COVID-19 it was canceled. On May 16, the two finally hosted Triad Comic Con as an in-person event at Greensboro-High Point Marriot Airport, and hundreds of people attended.