Soldier Suicides at Record Level - Washington PostIncrease Linked to Long Wars, Lack of Army Resources"Suicides among active-duty soldiers in 2007 reached their highest level since the Army began keeping such records in 1980, according to a draft internal study obtained by The Washington Post. L...
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Worry Every Day
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Saturday, February 02, 2008 at 01:22 AM
Not a day goes by that I don't worry about my daughter, a soldier in the Army National Guard stationed in Iraq. One of her fellow soldiers attempted suicide in front of her and some others. Luckily they got to him before he could succeed. They risked their lives to prevent him from taking his.
She has told me of mental breakdowns there and what happens. I worry about her all the time wondering what her mind will be like when she comes home. There are only a handful of females in her unit with over 200 men. The harrassment alone would drive a person batty but being over there is unreal. I don't have to read the papers or listen to the news to get a sense of what it is like for her to be there. I see it in her writing, I hear it in her voice.
When my daughter comes home, she may have problems. Chances are she will. She will also have a therapist waiting for her...mine. How the bill gets paid is something we will worry about after. All I know is that somebody had better start getting their ducks in a row to help these kids when they come back. I really don't think that the majority of the population has a clue as to what they are going through there and when they get home and how bad the benefits are especially for reservists and guard members. Out of respect for my daughter and because I shoot my mouth off when I shouldn't, I just won't say anymore except I think it stinks.
People pay more attention to which new commercial will be on during the Super Bowl than they do with what is happening to our kids over there and when they come back. It's sad and it's scary.
re: Worry Every Day
G.J. Gregory
Saturday, February 02, 2008 at 09:38 AM
My thoughts and prayers are with your daughter, and also with you and your family. My deep gratitude for her service to the country.
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Not a day goes by that I don't worry about my daughter, a soldier in the Army National Guard stationed in Iraq. One of her fellow soldiers attempted suicide in front of her and some others. Luckily they got to him before he could succeed. They risked their lives to prevent him from taking his.
She has told me of mental breakdowns there and what happens. I worry about her all the time wondering what her mind will be like when she comes home. There are only a handful of females in her unit with over 200 men. The harrassment alone would drive a person batty but being over there is unreal. I don't have to read the papers or listen to the news to get a sense of what it is like for her to be there. I see it in her writing, I hear it in her voice.
When my daughter comes home, she may have problems. Chances are she will. She will also have a therapist waiting for her...mine. How the bill gets paid is something we will worry about after. All I know is that somebody had better start getting their ducks in a row to help these kids when they come back. I really don't think that the majority of the population has a clue as to what they are going through there and when they get home and how bad the benefits are especially for reservists and guard members. Out of respect for my daughter and because I shoot my mouth off when I shouldn't, I just won't say anymore except I think it stinks.
People pay more attention to which new commercial will be on during the Super Bowl than they do with what is happening to our kids over there and when they come back. It's sad and it's scary.