larr12
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Life.
Got news last monday that a former colleague died. He was not my friend but I've known him for 5-6 years. Good guy, disciplined soldier. Deployed with the same unit. Motorcycle accident on April 5th and they disconnected him last monday. Didnt make it. Just like that he's gone.
Back in '16 I went to weapons qual with my friend, my buddy, my brother in uniform. Had a blast for 5-6 days. We were celebrating his chevrons and getting ready for the deployment. Great wrestler, half greek/half puertorrican, beautiful girlfriend. He was a fucking GI JOE, a PT stud. He had everything.
3 days after the weap qual got a phone call. He was death by suicide. Almost 5 years now and I still cant believe it. Did I miss something? Any red flags?
Another brother. 6'2-6'3, around 260lbs. Irak, Afghanistan and a lot of crazy stories. He never backed down. This guy was a Staff Sergeant that officers felt intimidated by him. Went for a fucking routine physical exam. Found something. 1 or 2 weeks later...gone.
I dont know what Im going with this. Just woke up this morning thinking about how fragile is life.
Got news last monday that a former colleague died. He was not my friend but I've known him for 5-6 years. Good guy, disciplined soldier. Deployed with the same unit. Motorcycle accident on April 5th and they disconnected him last monday. Didnt make it. Just like that he's gone.
Back in '16 I went to weapons qual with my friend, my buddy, my brother in uniform. Had a blast for 5-6 days. We were celebrating his chevrons and getting ready for the deployment. Great wrestler, half greek/half puertorrican, beautiful girlfriend. He was a fucking GI JOE, a PT stud. He had everything.
3 days after the weap qual got a phone call. He was death by suicide. Almost 5 years now and I still cant believe it. Did I miss something? Any red flags?
Another brother. 6'2-6'3, around 260lbs. Irak, Afghanistan and a lot of crazy stories. He never backed down. This guy was a Staff Sergeant that officers felt intimidated by him. Went for a fucking routine physical exam. Found something. 1 or 2 weeks later...gone.
I dont know what Im going with this. Just woke up this morning thinking about how fragile is life.
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