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
(5,349 posts)

secondwind
(16,903 posts)May he Rest In Peace.....

Docreed2003
(18,093 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
(114,019 posts)Scrivener7
(54,505 posts)There are no words.
ColinC
(11,098 posts)I'm really sorry for your loss....
CentralMass
(16,037 posts)babylonsister
(171,889 posts)Tanuki
(15,657 posts)he must have been feeling.
Diamond_Dog
(36,211 posts)AwakeAtLast
(14,308 posts)

NoMoreRepugs
(11,056 posts)niyad
(122,587 posts)MiHale
(11,342 posts)
NHvet
(255 posts)Those of us that have lost someone like this know there are no words, nothing that can fill the loss....
markie
(23,208 posts)
Gore1FL
(22,286 posts)wnylib
(25,190 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
(5,595 posts)

TomSlick
(12,203 posts)I have no words of wisdom other than your friends on DU are here if we can help.
Ilsa
(62,584 posts)Please consider speaking to a specialist or counselor about this.
irisblue
(34,770 posts)Karadeniz
(23,937 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
(18,998 posts)💕💕💕💕
FuzzyRabbit
(2,128 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,895 posts)I wish there was something I could say that would help.
Mr. Scorpio
(73,759 posts)Im so sorry.
IrishAfricanAmerican
(4,207 posts)
Martin Eden
(13,958 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
(11,895 posts)Any country that doesn't take care of its veterans has no business making more of them.
Martin Eden
(13,958 posts)... the "greatest" country on earth.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,895 posts)UpInArms
(52,274 posts)


DashOneBravo
(2,679 posts)Try not to beat yourself up over this. I know thats impossible.
The Polack MSgt
(13,532 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
(23,213 posts)The war caused it.
MarineCombatEngineer
(14,956 posts)I know how you feel, I've lost a few buddies I served with in Vietnam to suicide.
RIP Wes.