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Date Posted: Sun, April 08 2007, 6:00:44
Author: Jim Parkinson
Author Host/IP: applwi-l10-923.applwi.tds.net / 66.222.59.162
Subject: The War Got Another One�

Back in the fall of 2005; my brother-in-law, sister, wife, and myself went down to Fort Campbell to visit with my brother-in-law's son (Josh). Josh is with the 101st Airborne and their unit was preparing to deploy to Iraq for a second tour. I had been talking (via e-mail) with a co-worker (Robin) about this trip and the upcoming deployment of my bother-in-law�s son to Iraq. The following is one of the e-mails sent to me (watch, talk, and listen).

Hi Jim,

I hope your nephew is still back home, safe, and doing well mentally. My son is doing great! However, Thanksgiving day, my cousin�s son couldn�t take the torment and anguish any longer and shot himself.

Tim was 23, a member of the Illinois Army National Guard and a volunteer fireman. He was in Iraq with the Fort Hood, Texas group and they came back this past Easter. Last September 21, another gunner (Dusty) wanted to take Tim�s place on patrol of the Baghdad airport highway and told Tim to stay back and relax. A suicide car got through and Dusty was thrown into a pool of burning diesel fuel. He survived and is still receiving treatment/therapy in Texas, but both hands were burned off (and half of one of his arms), 2/3 of his body was burned, and one of his legs (ankle to hip) was crushed. Miraculously, he survived and is actually somewhat walking now. Evidently, Tim couldn�t get over the guilt he felt that he let Dusty take his place that day. The family knew he came back changed (very quiet and more serious), but he never let on how upset he really was. He didn�t seek professional help, and I know it�s much more difficult for non-fulltime military to get appointments anywhere.

I�m not telling you this to bring you down and I�m not looking for any sympathy, only for you to tell your nephew�s parents/family to watch, talk, listen and do whatever they can to get assistance if they notice any kind of depression or if his behavior/moods haven�t returned to normal yet.

Robin

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>Back in the fall of 2005; my brother-in-law, sister, >wife, and myself went down to Fort Campbell to visit >with my brother-in-law's son (Josh). Josh is with the >101st Airborne and their unit was preparing to deploy >to Iraq for a second tour. I had been talking (via >e-mail) with a co-worker (Robin) about this trip and >the upcoming deployment of my bother-in-law�s son to >Iraq. The following is one of the e-mails sent to me >(watch, talk, and listen). > >Hi Jim, > >I hope your nephew is still back home, safe, and doing >well mentally. My son is doing great! However, >Thanksgiving day, my cousin�s son couldn�t take the >torment and anguish any longer and shot himself. > >Tim was 23, a member of the Illinois Army National >Guard and a volunteer fireman. He was in Iraq with >the Fort Hood, Texas group and they came back this >past Easter. Last September 21, another gunner >(Dusty) wanted to take Tim�s place on patrol of the >Baghdad airport highway and told Tim to stay back and >relax. A suicide car got through and Dusty was thrown >into a pool of burning diesel fuel. He survived and >is still receiving treatment/therapy in Texas, but >both hands were burned off (and half of one of his >arms), 2/3 of his body was burned, and one of his legs >(ankle to hip) was crushed. Miraculously, he survived >and is actually somewhat walking now. Evidently, Tim >couldn�t get over the guilt he felt that he let Dusty >take his place that day. The family knew he came back >changed (very quiet and more serious), but he never >let on how upset he really was. He didn�t seek >professional help, and I know it�s much more difficult >for non-fulltime military to get appointments anywhere. > >I�m not telling you this to bring you down and I�m not >looking for any sympathy, only for you to tell your >nephew�s parents/family to watch, talk, listen and do >whatever they can to get assistance if they notice any >kind of depression or if his behavior/moods haven�t >returned to normal yet. > >Robin
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