ˈæftɚ hiː hæd lˈɛft fɔːɹ vˌiːətnˈɑːm, ðə dˈʌn fˈæmɪli wɪð hˈuːm hiː ænd wˈaɪmən lˈɪvd ˈæftɚɹ ˈɑːɹmi ɛnlˈɪstmənt ænd ɐɡˈɛn ˈæftɚ bˈɑːɹbɚɹəz dˈɛθ pətˈɪʃənd lˈɛdʒɪslˌeɪɾɚz ænd ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi tə kˈʌt ʃˈɔːɹt ˈɛvənz tˈʊɹ ʌv dˈuːɾi dˈuː tə ðə ɹˈiːzənz hiː ɹˌiːˈʌpt—ðæt hiː wʌz ˌʌndɚ mˈɛntəl dʊɹɹˈɛs.
After he had left for Vietnam, the Dunn family (with whom he and Wyman lived after Army enlistment and again after Barbara's death) petitioned legislators and the Army to cut short Evans' tour of duty due to the reasons he re-upped—that he was under mental duress.