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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker 5 Jan \ on: Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex of pain and exhaustion news
What do you think would have helped your friend the most? Do you think it's something that can be solved with more funding to the VA and/or better management, or do you think something more is needed from society as well?
Also, the family and friends of these people need to be extremely attentive but wary of making them feel like they don't have freedom of choice. It's a hard thing to balance when you're involved personally.
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Thanks for the perspective. It sounds like something that's hard to understand unless you've experienced it in your own life
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It truly is, when I was younger a few friends and myself all signed up for the Marines to go over and help our soldiers, it was a sad time when I didn't make it through due to a heart condition my parents never told me about and they did. One of my friends came back without his legs and I avoided him because I felt so ashamed of not being there as well but he got a lot of help from the VA and the community but I didn't know him that well after he came back. Point being, it does really take getting to know the ones facing those invisible struggles to realize just how much they're going through and it really is up us to show our gratitude and humanity to try and be there for them however we can, however they'll accept us.
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I think that more direct effort to reach out to these guys would help the most as they won't seek it out, ya know? both the VA and society. Knowing by default they deserve every last bit of societies and the systems regards this should be covered on the daily in the news and just more overall attention towards our active and veteran personnel.
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