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22 Veterns are estimated to commit suicide every day. These individuals often grow up with being a solider instilled into them. However, somewhere in our culture and society, we fail them. Do they deserve the same respect as their brothers and sisters who are killed in combat?
This should not even be a question. Of course they should be on there. They served their country, we put them into situations no human should ever see, and they were damaged to the point where they could not stand the pain any longer. Why would we not put them on there ?
If you've ever worked with our returning vets, you wouldn't be asking that question. War is hell and those who have been there often can never get out of that hell. I was lucky. I had a great support team - family and friends and a supportive community - when I returned. Many don't. I've donated a lot of my time trying to help war vets struggling with the memories of war. Some live in a nightmare they cannot escape.
So yes, even if they take their own life after returning, we still need to honor them.
On a side note: There has been some evidence that soldiers who are near an explosive blast could experience the same kind of thing we've seen in NFL players - Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). For the NFL players CTE developed after repeated blows to the head. Some NFL players have taken their life and the suffering they endured due to CTE is said to be why.
22 Veterns are estimated to commit suicide every day. These individuals often grow up with being a solider instilled into them. However, somewhere in our culture and society, we fail them. Do they deserve the same respect as their brothers and sisters who are killed in combat?
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22 Veterns are estimated to commit suicide every day. These individuals often grow up with being a solider instilled into them. However, somewhere in our culture and society, we fail them. Do they deserve the same respect as their brothers and sisters who are killed in combat?
These men and women are killing themselves because they are broken and having mental breakdowns from the trauma of war. They absolutely deserve to be on any memorial wall.
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No, not even if they commit suicide on the battlefield.
So, someone covering a live grenade to save his buddies should be forgotten and not honored in your opinion?
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