Tuesday, July 9, 2013

A Soldier says goodbye

In a suicide note.  Not an easy read, but an important one.

7 comments:

  1. I don't know what I am supposed to take from that, really. I have no military experience myself so for me all I can do is shrug - and refer that one to squaddies like the old NFO for interpretation.

    As an outsider looking in I have seen that war seems to make some people better and stronger while it cuts others off at the ankles and leaves them weak and pathetic.

    Regardless I truly believe those wars had to be fought.

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  2. Heartbreaking. That poor man. It didn't have to be that way.

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  3. Wow.

    I know the path he just stepped off.

    I've had the gun in my mouth more than once.

    Sometimes death is a relief.

    Rest easy, Soldier.

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  4. Angus, I'm glad you stepped off that path.

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  5. The "mercy killing " part hit a bit too close to home. I've glanced down that path on occasion.

    In a just universe he's in a better place now.

    Too bad I have no faith that the universe is just, but for his sake I hope so...

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  6. I, too, am glad you stepped off that path Angus and I hope with every fiber of my being you never step back on it.

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  7. "Regardless I truly believe those wars had to be fought."

    Yeah, we are so much more 'free' and better off now that we invaded Iraq, a country with our favorite dictator until he went rogue one too many times.

    What a stupid a-- comment!

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