Thanks for the info. My son arrived there on Monday. He’s being assigned to the 3rd Brigade with Airborne. We have talked a lot this week. He said he is still “in processing” and they’ve gone through a lot of briefings on suicides.
On one hand I’m worried, but on the other, he’s the type of kid who goes above and beyond to help others so I think he’ll be a good friend to someone and especially someone in desperate need of friendship.
I once heard a saying “Mother’s go where angels fear to tread”.... I think that saying would apply very well to our soldiers too.
good luck to him...he’s going to be a Rakkasan?
Congratulations on your infantryman going to the 101st!
My son was a Screaming Eagle too (in the unit that nailed Saddam’s sons)and is confused about this new statistic. From a closer look- several of these suicides haven’t even been deployed in combat yet- so it doesn’t appear to be based on numerous deployments.
Thanks to you, your son and your family, you are in the prayers of more than you’ll ever know...
SE (Screaming Eagle) Mom