Posted on Jun 18, 2014
Suicide is NOT an option! Utilize your RallyPoint contacts you have veterans that care about you!!
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I am an Army Chaplain, and I have walked in my own valley of darkness as a WO1, when my nephew committed suicide while I was deployed. I put that out for all of you, if you need a Chaplain and do not have a Chaplain, connect with me and I will talk with you, encourage you, and pray with you.
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CH (CPT) Heather Davis Ma'am, you are so right. As a CID Special Agent in Iraq we worked more than our share of suicides. Not one was more troubling than another, but they were all tragic and preventable.
Thank you for this post. It is great to have resources like you in this forum.
Thank you for this post. It is great to have resources like you in this forum.
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CPT, ma'am no more needless dying, nothing and I mean nothing is worth your ( what I really mean ) or anybody's life..reach out ! . Thanks Captian
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I don't know if it's already been said, but I will say it myself. Many people out there (especially among service members) don't realize that there is always someone to talk to. People that struggle with depression tend to not realize there are plenty of people around them willing to listen/give advice. I personally have struggled with this and realize how true this can be. I encourage the people that are willing to listen/give advice let it be known that they are willing to do so. I recently made a post on my Facebook saying that I was willing to listen/give advice to those that are struggling. I encouraged people that are not only my friends, but even the people that may have ended our relationship on hostile terms to get in touch with me. In a matter of minutes, a friend that I haven't talked to in close to a year, ended up shooting me a text.
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One of the last things witnessed, that prompted me to hang up my uniform up on short notice was a very young fellow who rammed his car into a brick wall due to a personal terminal diagnosis at Landshtul....very very disheartening...
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SGM (Join to see), I'm so sorry you had to witness something like that. I don't know how I would've handled the situation let alone my personal feelings. Scarred for life.
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SSG McLamb...as a PAO and senior leader, you see you share of suicides, crimes, and other events...such as mass graves....as a young soldier we sometimes had to photograph such things, then develop them in the photo lab...very eerie stuff in a dark room, watching the dead arise in a developing tray...true combat vets have it far worse.
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