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And unfortunately, I now know one. And it sucks. Hard. Cant admit to know his troubles, doubt outside his wife or a close Marine he served with anyone could. Always a smile. Joke and carry on. Never passed up a chance to help a fellow vet, or anyone in need. Took great pride in his work. And loved his wife like no other. Had the world by the balls. One thing I am certain of, im a better man for him allowing me to call him my friend.

Prayers for his wife Grace and all his family and friends please. RIP Craig, til we meet again my friend.

You're not being very specific, very vague in fact...but reading between the lines I think I know. Sad thing.

Condolences.

Thank you.

Those who are around it know what I meant. I been around vets my whole life and the only one I knew to take his own life was my dads uncle who was diagnosed with terminal cancer and decided to end it. Being around vets daily im certain theres pain I cant see. But ive never known one to end his pain this young. Confusing and hurtful that I didnt have a chance to intervene somehow.

It's hard for most of us to comprehend someone feeling alone in a crowded room.

Godspeed Craig.

I dont understand anything PTSD or depression related. I cant understand being alone when you have tons of friends that love you. And its hard to accept, but I have no choice. I feel like absolute schit that anyone has to live like that and make that type of decision.

I live... when you are now. There are no answers. Just pain.

The only thing I know to do is just keep living... and giving. Love without blinking... every second of every day.

Blessings upon Grace and his family... and friends.

My mom took her own life 32 years ago. Whatever she was battling, which I can never understand, took a toll on her for 18 years and I saw her go through that hell that was invisible to me. That introduced me to my own hell for about a decade, an experience that defies description.

Maybe it's something we're better off not understanding...I think it may be so that the only way to understand is to experience it yourself. A small dose of it satisfies my own curiosity. Sometimes, the only way to regard these situations is to recognize and accept the concept of "it just is."

Sorry to hear this…. Makes me sad that not enough support is there for the ones who give so much to protect our way of life…to focused on helping those who have never contributed anything….. …

Sorry to hear.

Definitely. It took a bunch of years to understand how bad vet care is. When I worked on the line my bud was in so much pain and pissed at the care he was receiving. Finally got a very understanding politician involved and he got it straightened out, 100% disability and one hell of a check.

But the mental aspect.....I cant see, even in a perfect world how vet care could stop whats hidden. I dont know, been goin at this in my brain all day and im exhausted. Time to head to bed. Couple prayers and a new day will do me good right about now.

Sorry to hear. 🙏🏻

I'm going through this with me Marine son right now and my heart hurts for you and for him.i don't know where it will end , but I hope it's not anytime soon. Sending prayers

Suicide rates are up 35% from 2010 to 2020.
We’re living in some fugked up times. Protect your vulnerable loved ones.

It’s sad. I have a good friend who’s been through a lot. He 100% disabled and the treatment he gets from the VA is terrible at best. They’re motto seems to be “deny deny until they die”. As for the mental aspect I don’t think there’s anything all the counseling in the world can do for many. Some are just traumatized by combat and others like my friend live for it. I can promise you that if there were any way my friend could physically hold up he’d be on a plane already for the Ukraine. I worry about him deciding life isn’t worth it more because he can’t get back to combat than from anything he’s done or seen bothering him.

Combat is the greatest adventure there is. Terrifying and exilerating all at once. Roller coaster through a valcano, wrapped in a vagina while on extassy.

What do you do when you retire and all that comes back are the bad parts?

And you've lost your tribe?

Trust me when I tell you that "thanks for your service" becomes a backhanded comment.

Nobody's listening, nobody cares.

You find something to keep yourself busy and live another day.

Sorry you lost your Buddy Pahick, Rest in Peace Great Warrior.

Damn. I’m sorry your friend succumbed to his demons. I come from a family where everyone served. I still don’t understand the hell some people go through from the aftermath of war. Blessings to you and your friend’s family! I hope they can find the support they are going to need.

Thanks. My own recovery was quite a journey. The story is told just to relate my own way of learning how to accept the unacceptable reality of it all. I know no other way to help anyone cope with such a loss, but I think it's valuable. It was for me.

Sorry to hear that.