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The soldier in Lebanon was a long time ago -- 1983. He was not from Ft Bragg but from 10th SFG(A) which was in those days at Ft. Devens.

The guy with the marital problems was not either of the ones you mention (or should I say all three? As there are two Bills) but actually came home early to try to straighten out the marital difficulties. He took the wrong approach. Although I believe that one of the names you listed also maps to long-time marital stress.

Now, there is another case that gets tossed in with these and definitely shouldn't be. There was a 10th Group soldier that capped himself after returning from Iraq -- shortly after being arrested for trying to set up a tryst with a 13 year old. In that case, suicide was probably the best thing for that sick soul. That man was not either of the ones you have named (and I don't believe he was an SF soldier, rather a support guy... who are no better than the average run of support guys and occasionally you get a bummer. In 10th in 1979 we had two guys murder one of 'em's wife and we had "Green Beret Killer" headlines for three years... they were a cook and a truck driver, IIRC).

If you really want to know who had an Air Jordans problem, freepmail me. This stuff is tragic enough without washing it out in public.

And finally: to anyone who reads this --- if it's that bad, divorce her (or him!). You'll be able to laugh about it soon enough. Suicide is pleasing only to Allah, I mean Satan (I'm always getting those two confused. Must be the mefloquine!)

d.o.l.

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