Sae Joon Park, 55, who’s lived in the U.S. since age 7, was reportedly deported Monday to South Korea over a 2009 drug conviction he says was tied to his PTSD.

A 55-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army who was wounded in action, awarded the Purple Heart and honorably discharged self-deported this week after being ordered to by federal immigration officials, according to multiple media reports.