Man jacks RR/W Boss OFF SHOWROOM FLOOR-shoots self in head
3/16/12, 12:43 PM
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For disclosure purposes, I'm a combat vet (CIB) who still deploys regularly to the Middle East as a security contractor.
Here's hoping I didn't offend by asking the question. I work with lots of ex-Navy and haven't encountered any with PTSD. Also, the day-to-day role of the Navy in recent theaters (Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom) is extremely limited.
Now that others have posted further details on this story, it just gets sadder.
Here's hoping I didn't offend by asking the question. I work with lots of ex-Navy and haven't encountered any with PTSD. Also, the day-to-day role of the Navy in recent theaters (Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom) is extremely limited.
Now that others have posted further details on this story, it just gets sadder.
Sad indeed. Remember that the USMC does not have medics, the Navy corpsman go to war with them. SEALS are well involved as well and most times we don't hear about their involvement.
I'm not offended but wanted to educate others incase they did not know.
My wife and I both served in the Navy. She had a nice air conditioned job as an air traffic controller and I was a 2nd class diver.
3/18/12, 10:40 AM
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For disclosure purposes, I'm a combat vet (CIB) who still deploys regularly to the Middle East as a security contractor.
Here's hoping I didn't offend by asking the question. I work with lots of ex-Navy and haven't encountered any with PTSD. Also, the day-to-day role of the Navy in recent theaters (Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom) is extremely limited.
Now that others have posted further details on this story, it just gets sadder.
Here's hoping I didn't offend by asking the question. I work with lots of ex-Navy and haven't encountered any with PTSD. Also, the day-to-day role of the Navy in recent theaters (Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom) is extremely limited.
Now that others have posted further details on this story, it just gets sadder.
3/19/12, 09:12 AM
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Yes they are.
You may not recognize a navy corpsman as navy if he's with the marines. They have the option of wearing either navy or marine informs. If in marine
uniforms they have to meet marine grooming standards so they look like the rest of the marines. Most of them opt for this since they live and fight with them.
3/20/12, 12:47 AM
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Corpsmen are life-savers, literally. I watched a lot of my friends get patched up in the field prior to medevac and my unit's corpsman was one hell of a necessary part of what we did. My spotter and I didn't go through a lot of large-unit combat, but the few times we did I can tell you I was so damned glad he was there. He saved my right leg, and my life. Those guys don't ever get the credit they deserve.
To the original story, it's terribly sad to hear this kind of thing. I know the services do their very best to catch the ones who are unstable or show signs of instability, but they can't catch them all. Terribly sad. I'm just glad no one else lost their life.
To the original story, it's terribly sad to hear this kind of thing. I know the services do their very best to catch the ones who are unstable or show signs of instability, but they can't catch them all. Terribly sad. I'm just glad no one else lost their life.
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