Posted on Jul 13, 2015
What A Sad Sad Story. Why Would He Think About This? Commentary: My stepfather 'did not deserve to die'.
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In my mind's eye, This Green Beret had a severe case of PTSD. What do you think?
Oh man, I hate to hear about another vet falling through the cracks. Maybe due to his own accord, or not.
On July 11, 2013, my stepfather, a Green Beret, donned the uniform he wore proudly for 18 years and scrawled a note on an index card.
"To the regiment, I have ridden my pathetic life about as far down the spiral as anyone should have to. I accept my dishonor and shame. I am a disgrace to the regiment, and willingly execute this, my last humble act. I am so goddamned tired of holding it together. There has been no end to it all. God has played Jenga with our lives. Goodbye and good luck.
- Michael Bruce Lube, Sergeant First Class, US Army Special Forces"
Then he picked up his favorite gun, a Heckler and Koch USP .45mm pistol.
Read The Rest Of The Tragic Story:
http://www.armytimes.com/story/opinion/2015/07/13/commentary-green-berets-suicde/29968639/
Oh man, I hate to hear about another vet falling through the cracks. Maybe due to his own accord, or not.
On July 11, 2013, my stepfather, a Green Beret, donned the uniform he wore proudly for 18 years and scrawled a note on an index card.
"To the regiment, I have ridden my pathetic life about as far down the spiral as anyone should have to. I accept my dishonor and shame. I am a disgrace to the regiment, and willingly execute this, my last humble act. I am so goddamned tired of holding it together. There has been no end to it all. God has played Jenga with our lives. Goodbye and good luck.
- Michael Bruce Lube, Sergeant First Class, US Army Special Forces"
Then he picked up his favorite gun, a Heckler and Koch USP .45mm pistol.
Read The Rest Of The Tragic Story:
http://www.armytimes.com/story/opinion/2015/07/13/commentary-green-berets-suicde/29968639/
Suicide
PTSD
Special Forces
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Any suicide is tragic. Looking at the numbers it's about 30 out of 100,00 veterans which is double of the civilian average. So what can we conclude? The stressors that lead to suicide are more prevalent in the military community vs. civilians. Suicides themselves are on a bell curve. On one end, you have those who tinker with it and wind up doing it because they aren't thinking. The other end is no matter what anyone does short of inducing them into a coma, they will kill themselves no matter what. So where does that leave us? We have to recognize we can't save everybody. However we can invest more into saving the ones we can or more accurately want to. We'll find out through the budget process, support systems, etc. how much of that bell curve we'll go after. I haven't seen any movement to nationally rachet up to bite into the 15/30. A goal to bring military down from 30 to 15 is likely unattainable because the stressors are still there.
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CAPT Kevin B., Sir, I always say the speed of the team is the speed of the leader. What I mean is, it's up to the command to quit making a Soldier with PTSD ashamed to admit it, and threatening to give them the boot if they go forward asking for help. It's a REAL, problem. Its not a game! It's time the military quit trying to shove it under a rug. Your statement, " they will kill themselves no matter what " is not a correct statement. If nobody steps in, trying to help them, they feel they have no choice. When I tried twice, my wife stepped in both times. She wasn't the reason I didn't succeed. I didn't succeed because God helped her step in. I got help from another vet, who had tried himself, but didn't succeed. What was amazing is the day after my second attempt, he heard about it from a friend of both ours and he came to the VA hospital. He knew what to do. He got me help and I'm still kicking. Do I think about it when I get mad or upset? Yes I do. Honestly, if God wasn't working with me, giving me options, I probably would. This SF Soldier got so far down in the deep end, the SF didn't give him any other options. IMHO.
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Stress + no way out = suicide.
If you really want to help, if you really want to make a difference with a Soldier who is struggling, help them find ways out that don't involve compromising their identity.
I see this entirely too often.
If you really want to help, if you really want to make a difference with a Soldier who is struggling, help them find ways out that don't involve compromising their identity.
I see this entirely too often.
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