Marine admits he shot himself, Anoka Sheriff's Office says

[NickB79]

"On Monday, Adam D. Welter, 20, told authorities that when he stopped to help a stranded pickup truck driver, the man shot him in the left shoulder, said Anoka County sheriff's Capt. Bob Aldrich. Welter is a U.S. Marine on leave and was scheduled to return to active duty Monday. His wound wasn't life-threatening and he was released from a hospital Monday."

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"Welter apparently was despondent about an impending long-term overseas military assignment, according to a news release from the sheriff's office issued this morning. It said Welter expressed deep regret for the incident and that his family will be working to get help for him."

No, he didn't commit suicide, and obviously isn't a part of the military casualties in the current Iraq war. However, I thought it was relevant to show the stress many US military personnel are going through, and the measures they will take to avoid possibly being deployed to Iraq.

[Rick Myers]

1. Thanks George!!!

WE MUST prevail, my fellow evil DUers!!!

[Cha]

2. Poor kid!

[JewelDigger]

3. Do you have a link please?

n/t

[indictrichardperle]

5. 2 liters of water a day

120 degree desert heat, no cots(thanks to KBR), the locals hate you and you have no idea why you are there, you dont believe in the war anymore, MREs for 6 months without any "real food", your pay was almost cut........

Its literally abuse, by rich fatcat neo-con pieces of shit.

[NickB79]

6. Oops, sorry

Sorry bout that, too quick on the trigger.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4052308.html

[Salviati]

4. here are some links to the story..

http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4048403.html

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/local/6563366.htm

[Thor_MN]

7. try this one. He was going to be stationed in Hawaii.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4052308.html

I don't know to make of this... I would love for my job to take me to Hawaii, but then I'm in a different line of work. If Doubledip and Rumfilled have turned a tour of duty on a beautiful island into something to dread - what does that say to the people who are going to be headed to Iraq to let * puff out his chest feel like he is important?

[shanti]

10. hello!

hawaii, and he was complaining? maybe he was leaving someone behind...

[TacticalPeek]

8. The other side of this coin becomes fragging. n/t

[ewagner]

9. Fragging

That is a possibility under stressful circumstances.

[AndyTiedye]

13. Already happened once (at least) this war

right at the beginning

[lebkuchen]

11. Many soldiers are simply refusing to go, w/ their family's blessing

The media hasn't reported that yet.

[Voltaire99]

12. More courageous than some who'll go back

Here is a young man who turned a gun upon himself rather than point it into the crowds of the poor and hungry and humiliated, at the disposable brown faces, the erasable nothings, the un-persons meriting little or no mention in our press while they are killed as casually as flies under the brutal colonial rule of Bush and Bremer.

I say don't pity him. Understand him. Maybe even respect him. And loathe with a beautiful anger those who put before him this pisser of a choice.

[tlb]

14. Huh ?

" young man who turned a gun upon himself rather than point it into the crowds of the poor and hungry and humiliated "

Who would this be in Hawaii ? People wanting to cut in front of you in the poi line , or women who won't lei you ?