Soldier stable after suspected overdose

Saved because friends cared. So why didn't the soldier on his third tour feel as if he could talk to these same friends who cared enough to save his life? Was it an overdose/suicide attempt, or was it a case of forgotten medication? This report says that he saved the life of someone else before. This also shows that what they are going thru does not know national boundaries. This solider is from Australia.

Soldier stable after suspected overdose
Posted Mon Jun 7, 2010 7:00am AEST

An Australian soldier who was found unconscious by fellow soldiers after a suspected drug overdose in Afghanistan remains in a serious but stable condition in a German hospital.

The Defence Force is making arrangements to return the soldier, who served in the Special Operations Taskforce Unit in Tarin Kowt, to Australia.

Defence Force Chief Angus Houston is appointing a commission of inquiry to investigate the apparent overdose 10 days ago.

Air Chief Marshal Houston confirmed last week that a bottle of pills and some powder, thought to be an opiate, were found in the man's room.

Emergency treatment was given at the time and a medical procedure was performed on the soldier in Afghanistan before he was taken to Bagram, where a medical procedure was performed.

The soldier, known as Private D, was described last week by Air Chief Marshal Houston as a courageous and "very professional" soldier whose actions had once saved the life of a mate.

Private D joined the ADF in 2004, has served in East Timor, and was on his third deployment to Afghanistan.
Soldier stable after suspected overdose