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... IdaBriggs Feb 2014 #1
"Hey, thanks for serving and what not. Hope you can deal with the trauma!" NuclearDem Feb 2014 #2
So sorry for your loss.... CherokeeDem Feb 2014 #3
How horrible. You and his family have my condolences. MrsKirkley Feb 2014 #4
I'm sorry.. one_voice Feb 2014 #5
This has been happening for awhile Cirque du So-What Feb 2014 #6
So sorry for everyone's loss, yours, his family, us here at du and me here at home madokie Feb 2014 #7
I am so sorry. Squinch Feb 2014 #8
Very Sorry btrflykng9 Feb 2014 #9
I am so sorry for your loss. Peace to you, and to your student's family and friends. magical thyme Feb 2014 #10
I'm very very sorry n/t Yo_Mama Feb 2014 #11
My condolences to you and to his family davidpdx Feb 2014 #12
The things we ask our children to do are more than they can at times. proudretiredvet Feb 2014 #13
All that and it includes none of what the solder is going through his or herself. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #15
I think we need to deploy most of Congress. Ilsa Feb 2014 #14
I Agree grilled onions Feb 2014 #44
I am so sorry shenmue Feb 2014 #16
So sorry YoungDemCA Feb 2014 #17
So very sad... ReRe Feb 2014 #18
I mourn your loss hotrod0808 Feb 2014 #19
You and your family have my sympathy. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #22
Sorry for this loss. Agschmid Feb 2014 #20
How many more do we have to lose before we get sick of this perpetual war? I am LoisB Feb 2014 #21
For you, your student, and his friends and family: Brigid Feb 2014 #23
how sad, i'm sorry Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #24
No words. flying rabbit Feb 2014 #25
Damn. calimary Feb 2014 #26
I am so sorry, breaks the heart .... arthritisR_US Feb 2014 #27
You don't know what caused him to kill himself; assuming doesn't help his family or honor him. MADem Feb 2014 #28
He was being deployed a second time. He was not being forced out. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #29
He was in the NAVY. You do know that deployment is typical in military careers? MADem Feb 2014 #30
And some ARE related which you seem not to accept! n-t Logical Feb 2014 #32
Well, that's not even slightly true. MADem Feb 2014 #35
I'm taken aback by the hostil name calling. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #45
Look, I am not "hostil" name calling. MADem Feb 2014 #46
"I cant help but feel..." Feel is the operative word. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #48
Yes, you were opining. MADem Feb 2014 #49
I started to research this since you called me pompous. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #50
The link I offered addresses this. MADem Feb 2014 #51
You were right and I was wrong. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #53
Doesn't really matter in the big scheme of things--he's gone, and people left behind are asking MADem Feb 2014 #57
I've already done that. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #58
Good for you. That was a great kindness on your part. MADem Feb 2014 #59
As a retired soldier myself AnalystInParadise Feb 2014 #33
+1 nt MADem Feb 2014 #34
Exactly, deployment in the Navy could be a six month Mediterranean cruise. B Calm Feb 2014 #39
I understand that the Navy can be a cake walk compared to the Army. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #40
One thing you don't have to do is march 13 miles with 50 pounds of B Calm Feb 2014 #41
This is true, and "hot racking" is pretty much a thing of the past with SMART SHIPS technology. MADem Feb 2014 #47
There are people with psychological issues in all walks of life. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #31
Sad. Serving in the US military is little more than working for Big Oil and the MIC anymore. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #36
I am sorry for his loss. merrily Feb 2014 #37
Altogether too many, any more............ raven mad Feb 2014 #38
Suicide sucks. I'll be thinking of you, OP. nt TheMathieu Feb 2014 #42
I am so very sorry. HappyMe Feb 2014 #43
I caught your OP title several days ago but couldn't handle it then. IrishAyes Feb 2014 #52
Thank you for your reply. DamnYankeeInHouston Feb 2014 #54
The suicide that haunts me most happened on a stateside military base years ago. You probably know IrishAyes Feb 2014 #56
This is so sad. Teaching someone, then losing them is a special pain. Eleanors38 Feb 2014 #55
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