Veterans
Related: About this forumI just heard that a friend of mine, an Airman I deployed to Afghanistan with back in 02
Swallowed a bullet last night.
He's the 3rd friend of mine from that Squadron to commit suicide.
Fuck, this shit is tearing a hole in me.
Sleep quietly Wes. Be pain free...
I wish you'd have fucking called me, but I am dying inside wishing I had called you...
alwaysinasnit
(5,037 posts)secondwind
(16,903 posts)May he Rest In Peace.....
Docreed2003
(16,817 posts)Damn. I'm truly sorry for your loss, bro. We're here for you if there's anything at all we can do to help.
blm
(112,919 posts)Scrivener7
(50,773 posts)There are no words.
ColinC
(8,227 posts)I'm really sorry for your loss....
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)babylonsister
(170,961 posts)Tanuki
(14,893 posts)he must have been feeling.
Diamond_Dog
(31,657 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,112 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,257 posts)niyad
(112,426 posts)MiHale
(9,593 posts)NHvet
(240 posts)Those of us that have lost someone like this know there are no words, nothing that can fill the loss....
markie
(22,755 posts)Gore1FL
(21,027 posts)wnylib
(21,146 posts)I blamed myself for not calling, for not doing more. Sometimes it is just beyond our control. I spoke with a counselor who said that friends and relatives often feel responsible. There are support groups for the friends and relatives of suicides. They might not be meeting in person these days, but you can probably find a group online. It helps to share your loss with people who have been through it.
So sorry that you have lost him and others. Wishing you consolation and help with coping and healing.
sdfernando
(4,896 posts)TomSlick
(11,032 posts)I have no words of wisdom other than your friends on DU are here if we can help.
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)Please consider speaking to a specialist or counselor about this.
irisblue
(32,828 posts)Karadeniz
(22,267 posts)Your friend's suicide, hindsight is perfect. After all these years, who would have suspected that he was on the brink. Please don't be so hard on yourself.
MLAA
(17,163 posts)💕💕💕💕
FuzzyRabbit
(1,958 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,535 posts)I wish there was something I could say that would help.
Mr. Scorpio
(73,626 posts)Im so sorry.
IrishAfricanAmerican
(3,802 posts)Martin Eden
(12,802 posts)... it is the sacred duty of our government and the voting public to make damn sure the military action is justified, clearly defined, and fully supported with a plan to succeed.
We may have been justified in going after al Qaeda in Afghanistan but a two decade occupation with no chance of ensuring a stable democracy is a waste of blood & treasure, and the rationale for invading Iraq was built on a foundation of lies.
GW Bush and his cohorts have lives of privilege and luxury while those who carried out their mendacious agenda came back wounded in body and mind, or not at all.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,535 posts)Any country that doesn't take care of its veterans has no business making more of them.
Martin Eden
(12,802 posts)... the "greatest" country on earth.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,535 posts)UpInArms
(51,252 posts)DashOneBravo
(2,679 posts)Try not to beat yourself up over this. I know thats impossible.
The Polack MSgt
(13,159 posts)I had to stay away from this thread while I was teleworking - can't risk weeping in Zoom meetings.
This hit me... I'm gonna need time to process it.
Call your squad mates, shipmates, battle buddies - call your friends people.
I hadn't spoke to Wes in 2 years and it's killing me
Maraya1969
(22,441 posts)The war caused it.
MarineCombatEngineer
(12,092 posts)I know how you feel, I've lost a few buddies I served with in Vietnam to suicide.
RIP Wes.