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In reply to the discussion: One of my former students just committed suicide. [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)56. The suicide that haunts me most happened on a stateside military base years ago. You probably know
how vulnerable many of the troops and their families are to the payday loan sharks that cluster around a lot of military bases. Anyway, the father deployed and the family was mired in debt. This little boy no more than 8 or 10 years old killed himself and left a note explaining it was so the family would have one less mouth to feed. I'll never get over that.
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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 for your loss. Peace to you, and to your student's family and friends.
magical thyme
Feb 2014
#10
All that and it includes none of what the solder is going through his or herself.
DamnYankeeInHouston
Feb 2014
#15
You don't know what caused him to kill himself; assuming doesn't help his family or honor him.
MADem
Feb 2014
#28
Doesn't really matter in the big scheme of things--he's gone, and people left behind are asking
MADem
Feb 2014
#57
I understand that the Navy can be a cake walk compared to the Army.
DamnYankeeInHouston
Feb 2014
#40
This is true, and "hot racking" is pretty much a thing of the past with SMART SHIPS technology.
MADem
Feb 2014
#47
Sad. Serving in the US military is little more than working for Big Oil and the MIC anymore.
blkmusclmachine
Feb 2014
#36