WASHINGTON - In the face of rising suicide rates among Soldiers, the US Army is making a renewed effort to help Soldiers at risk and educate Soldiers and leaders about the signs to look for in their battle buddies and subordinates.
That education is crucial in saving Soldiers' lives, said retired 1st Sgt. Cornell Swanier. He has first-hand experience with suicide - as a prevention-education coordinator, as a non-commissioned officer who lost a Soldier and as a combat veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder who has thought about killing himself.
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ReplyDeleteSorry, silly moo I am, full of cold.......forgot the link :o(
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mack, good post, thanks for the great post. Unfortunately, the services do not like to call a spade a spade. They recognize PTSD more so now than ever before. It is indeed sad to think that after one serves his nation that he has to get help from eervice organization or his elected officials before he can get the help he so readily deserves. Some of the remarks I hear from civilians who write on some of these blogs will make your hair curl. like "some of the service members like to kill thats why they sign up" and other such like stuff. I still vividly remember my cousin coming home from WWII and waking up strangling his wife. It was sure scarey.....Wars dont change. People still get killed and body parts are all around when a shell or bomb explodes. A person does not just pull up his boots and go one. They try---God knows they try. Some it is easier to do than others. I was in Vietnam and It was an adjustment, but one does what one has to do.....AS I said some are stronger than others.....stay well.....
ReplyDeleteThank you for your message and for your interesting article.
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Thanks for the link Cheeky and `Welcome Home` Tapline! Some of the worse coments unfortunately come from military personel themselves who have yet to experience combat.
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