December 26, 2010 posted by Chaplain Kathie ·
There is a hidden war going on in this country that few are talking about. While news reports finally spread the growing crisis of veterans returning home with PTSD, seeing their lives fall apart, these cases are usually attributed to combat operations. A few days ago Dana Morgan, President of Point Man Ministries, and I were talking about this other hidden crisis. The soldiers sent for humanitarian relief operations are more affected by what they witness."The value of the sword is not that it falls, but rather, that it hangs."
Soldier committed suicide outside Fayetteville PDThis happens. What they see is not something they can fight against. There is no battle plan to defeat a natural disaster. They also see death on a massive scale followed by suffering survivors waiting for help.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A man who shot himself Thursday outside the Fayetteville Police Administrative Building was a Fort Bragg soldier, according to the post.
Spc. Freddy J. Hook, 20, of Maurice, La., was a healthcare specialist with Company C, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. He had been stationed at Fort Bragg since Sept. 2009. His most recent deployment was for earthquake relief in Haiti in January.
Hook shot himself on Hay Street shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday. He died at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center on Saturday, police said.
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Soldier committed suicide outside Fayetteville PD
Sword of Damocles
His "most recent deployment" was also his only one. Additionally, while he deployed to Haiti, his tour was relatively uneventful--certainly he didn't see "death on a massive scale."
ReplyDeleteIt's a tragedy, no question. But tying it to PTSD is inaccurate and inappropriate.
Mr. Anonymous, since you know so much do elaborate on the circumstances surrounding his suicide.
DeleteI did not say that he had or did not have PTSD. I did however point out that there are cases of PTSD from these types of mission as well as from combat.
ReplyDeleteYou posted under anonymous making claims which could be true or not but in doing so, I wonder what your motivation is. You said that he didn't see death or destruction on a massive scale, but that is hard to believe considering people around the world saw tremendous suffering for month after month. Do you know how this effects the lives of the responders? It is almost as if you are trying to say that PTSD is something to be ashamed of. So please clear this up and fill in the blanks.
Anonymous #2. sorry I know that same thing as anonymous and tried to tell Brittani but she deleted me and ran from the truth but that is okay. He is in a better place now. Maybe there was problems as a kid that wasn't brought to your attention?
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