[af_vet_rr]

I’m guessing the guy was a queer, got harrassed, popped himself and the army is going to make an example of these eight soldiers that queers will not be bothered.

If he was gay, all kinds of pro-gay groups would have been crawling out of the woodwork trying to be a part of this story. From the article and from other articles, it sounds like it was some light hazing/horseplay.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Yeah, from later info I think that you are right.