While there, [Herold Noel] witnessed "things nobody should ever see," including comrades' limbs blown off and bodies littering the roadside. Honorably discharged with a chest full of medals in August 2003, Noel spent some time in Hinesville, Ga., before packing up his 1994 red Jeep Cherokee and heading to New York last July.

Last month, Noel sent his 7-year-old, Stephon, and his twin 6- year-olds, Judy and Julian, to Florida to live with their maternal grandmother. Two-year-old Anthony has stayed with Noel and his wife.

-STRUGGLE: Pfc. Herold Noel, a father of four who served in the Iraq invasion, now lives on the streets, taking pills to fight posttraumatic stress disorder. [Michael Sofronski] (m) -NEW 'BARRACKS': Army Pfc. Herold Noel, a 25-year-old father of four who served in the Iraq invasion, sits in the back of the Jeep Cherokee SUV that has served as his home for the past six months. [Photostation Images] (s, lcf)