Iraq War Veteran's Suicide Letter Describes Trauma of War, Abandonment by Gov't

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11 жыл бұрын

www.democracynow.org - The website Gawker has published the suicide note of an Iraq War veteran who says he took his own life because the trauma of war left him in constant mental and physical agony. Daniel Somers had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other conditions related to the war. He ran hundreds of combat missions as a machine gunner and carried out interrogations as part of an intelligence team in Baghdad. Later, he worked with Joint Special Operations Command as a senior analyst in Mosul. In a letter first quoted by the Phoenix New Times and written to his family before he killed himself just two weeks ago, Daniel Somers wrote: "During my first deployment, I was made to participate in things, the enormity of which is hard to describe. War crimes, crimes against humanity. Though I did not participate willingly, and made what I thought was my best effort to stop these events, there are some things that a person simply can not come back from. I take some pride in that, actually, as to move on in life after being part of such a thing would be the mark of a sociopath in my mind. These things go far beyond what most are even aware of. To force me to do these things and then participate in the ensuing coverup is more than any government has the right to demand. Then, the same government has turned around and abandoned me." He went on to write, "Any blame rests with them." Somers killed himself on June 10. He was 30 years old.
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@brycebrycebryce4 9 жыл бұрын

It's no surprise these types of stories will NEVER make it to mainstream news.

@navyxa2599 7 жыл бұрын

Australia also fails to not care to the point of making allot of this public knowledge!... Your not alone, partners in crime.

@mogoran9947 5 жыл бұрын

Of cource it will not how would they get new recruits if they tell us the truth

@thegreatdogzilla5855 5 жыл бұрын

@@mogoran9947 you cant be that dumb. only retards would think its fun and games in any combat mos.

@SwedishDoomGoblin 3 жыл бұрын

Fact is all US presidents who have taken office in US are related. A certain royal bloodline has always been in charge. Therefore US is not a democracy. It has always had fake elections giving people an illusion of choice but in fact the same royal family has been in charge since it's founding. And let's not forget how many people have died being invaded by the US. War crimes are also a factor that people tend to ignore like the highway bombing by US military in Iraq and many other war crimes in the various countries they have invaded. Even the ICC has asked the US to attend the Hague over war crimes and the US leadership simply refuses to go.

@user-eo8jx7jq4u 3 жыл бұрын

Mainstream media don’t have the guts to be honest. They are all just other money/power based political organisations who don’t give a toss about consequences and are protected as long as they tow the line.

@manmelt4037 7 жыл бұрын

One of my childhood friends just recently shot and killed himself after 2 deployments in Iraq. America should have never even went to Iraq.

@apocalypticredix8538 7 жыл бұрын

and vietnam

@quocphu01 7 жыл бұрын

Jay Hobgood, it is easy to say now but when the bad guy made his move you just sit and watch?, vn is not a mistake, it similar to Korea and the us saved a nation, the us owned their support world wide like no other nation on earth for this reason, ww2, pacific, two of its babies are Japan and South Korea, it was nearly suceed south vn, because vn borders with Laos and Cambodia it harder to manage when enemy infiltrated from outside vn via border, if vn like Korea just a big land mark sticking out to the sea it would still a democratic nation now, millions of Vietnamese died with the 50.000 US serviceman tried to save what vn become now a pice of rubbish to what it suppose to be like Japan,Singapore, Korea. It look no matter now?, not really those spin off have momentum in support American internationally, when you have nations saved and million owned their debt to you forever and those admiring what you did but they didn't have the ability to do. My dad a fail Vietnamese solider we lost the war but we always thankful for that the us tried and fail, deep down, millions of vnese have special place in their heart for the US and allies for what they sacrificed many thousands of their young lives to save us, human can bond generations pass down to their kids(me), that is how we struggle to win evils in this world, it seems meaningless but believe me it will never ever forgotten. For the fail Vietnamese the war never end until vn de On my way! Democratic again, it just a different generation taking it on, hw much you love ur country that is how we love south vn, you can't remember because you were born yet but you learn from elders their values, their love and pain of our ppl pass and present only that love can sustain the existence and improve better lives for its citizens.

@ThePayola123 7 жыл бұрын

John N. And Korea...!!! Just think of the misery the Kim family cult has unleashed on the average North Korean citizen. Not to mention that the youngest one of the family is a narcissistic sociopath who happens to like expensive race cars and Swedish blondes. What a Bloody Freak Show.

@joemctaggart3920 6 жыл бұрын

Manmelt even these tales sadden me im also glad glad that finally the very soldiers doing the murders for usa killing n raping the entire planet are telling the story n yes i can understand why so many kill themselves cos they know they did wrong even under orders and no amount of doing duty absolves the guilt they feel this will only get much much worse

@jayservices9692 5 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace to that fallen soldier❤️

@MegamikazeMoriko 6 жыл бұрын

BEST REASON to not go into the military it will literally destroy your life

@jplayzz8542 4 жыл бұрын

クスノギ كوسونوگي쿠수노기 ok lets pretend real quick that we had nobody going into the military, with no defense our country would be invaded and over run, most likely by the Russians, and then we have no more rights, no more fun and especially NO MORE. America, honestly it’s people like you that make me wonder what in the fuck is wrong with people, so heres a tip STFU , get an actual education and think long and hard about what u say before u say it😁🖕🏻

@badered4606 3 жыл бұрын

@@jplayzz8542 Is “no more America” a bad thing?

@saudakar9004 3 жыл бұрын

More reason to go there because it shows that its a important job that can break us all

@baskinrobinsons7991 3 жыл бұрын

@@badered4606 yes because maybe you don’t but for many such as myself America is my home. So please shut the fuck up

@joeswansonthesimphunter2612 3 жыл бұрын

@@badered4606 yes actually is it. If America dies the world goes with it. Global economic collapse, NATO falls apart, the UN falls apart, major trades between countries fall apart and war breaks out, people dying.

@flashgm41 8 жыл бұрын

War is murder made legal.

@brentoncrowell7750 3 жыл бұрын

no shit

@sownheard 3 жыл бұрын

America dropping bombs on school kids calling them terrorist. To justify warcrimes

@turquoiseafro1520 3 жыл бұрын

War is actually illegal. Which is why America pretends it is defending itself to hide that it is the aggressor.

@proodjjuice-hz5sn 17 күн бұрын

@@turquoiseafro1520 Ok shut the fuck up. War os great

@Mrgruntastic 11 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry, Brother. I also served in Iraq, Fallujah as an Infantry Marine and I felt through every fiber of my body the words you wrote. Everyday is a struggle. Rest Easy Brother. I love You.

@dankhatana5739 2 жыл бұрын

its been 8 years, how are you doing?

@bugwild1544 2 жыл бұрын

Why where you Even there they told there was nuclear weabons there was not you betrayed us

@REV-1 2 жыл бұрын

@@bugwild1544 Dude stfu and educate yourself Idk if u ever heard of this little thing call “A job” idk if I need to explain what that is or not either way he signs a contact that u can not brake unless u want to give all that money back..

@sassythesasquatch8036 2 жыл бұрын

@@REV-1 and go to prison for it 😪, they fucking own us

@johnalver 2 жыл бұрын

Repent for all the evil you've done

@1969JohnnyM 11 жыл бұрын

Before he died aged 111, Harry Patch was the last man to see action in the trenches of WW1, he was badly wounded in the notorious Battle of Passchendaele by an exploding shell that killed his 3 comrades in the machine gun crew he was part off. Anyway he was worth listening to and declared "War is the calculated and condoned murder of human beings" and that "If the leaders did the the fighting there would be no wars" if anyone thinks militarism is good its worth listening to him & his comrades.

@idontcareidontcare901 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this useful information...❤

@kawtheraleid1787 Жыл бұрын

“ Do not think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them until a Day when ˹their˺ eyes will stare in horror “ - Surah Ibrahim

@tacym09 8 жыл бұрын

I lost my younger brother, a Army grunt who served in Afghanistan, to suicide January 26th, 2015. He had not even been out of the Army a year. I am also married to a Marine Corps Veteran, who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, who has struggled with suicidal thoughts and alcoholism. They had both called themselves MURDERERS because of what they saw and did while deployed. The United States government has used our military since 9/11 to do the dirty work for them. And then once they're home they completely abandon them. Veterans of our country deserve so much more than what they're barely getting. My husband told me that the American people have NO FUCKING IDEA what we were actually doing over there in the first place. Military members guarding Poppy fields (which why would that be important except for Heroin) , kill anyone and everyone. Search and destroy these mostly innocent Iraqi's and Afghanistan's, who live in poverty. While watching their fellow brothers and sisters in arms die for NO REASON. Our government has been exploiting our armed services for far to long. It makes me sick to my stomach, especially when none of them get the help they not only NEED, BUT DESERVE!

@CloverStarz 8 жыл бұрын

at least they known what they done is wrong, who could kill innocents people and sleep at night like its okay, only evil, devil can. May god have mercy on them.

@jordanh856 8 жыл бұрын

+Clover Vue shut the fuck up bitch.

@G-Confalonieri 8 жыл бұрын

Jordan Herron Murderers. Shame on you and your fucked up country.

@G-Confalonieri 8 жыл бұрын

Jordan Herron You actually represent all shitty republican attributions no matter where you were born, or in this case, politically "independent". Just watch the documentary it´ll do good to your narrow mind.

@jordanh856 8 жыл бұрын

Gustavo Confalonieri what you just said literally makes no fucking sense...

@markforquer 11 жыл бұрын

I was a medic in Iraq and I put "parts" of soldiers in bags, at least what I could identify. Its been many years later but I take Seroquel and Klonapin to calm me down because I can experience it like it was yesterday. It NEVER goes away. Its like an unwanted ghost that continues to haunt.

@k.c.lejeune6613 6 жыл бұрын

Mark Forquer My uncle Ken wasn't a medic but was tasked to collect bodies and body parts when he was in Korea back in the early 50's. He is still alive and no one in our family, including my aunt who has been with him since the late 50's, has ever seen any sign of trauma or ptsd. Oh, and when he wasn't collecting dead soldiers, he was fighting. Just a tougher generation those guys were.

@lithium25693 6 жыл бұрын

1 person not getting ptsd doesn't mean an entire generation is stronger way to jump to conclusions

@iamagooddog21 6 жыл бұрын

K.C LeJeune different people have different responses to traumatic events. it doesn't make them weaker and it doesn't make them stronger. i personally have PTSD due to childhood abuse and my uncle, who is a USMC vet, has PTSD from his experiences in Iraq. my biological father is a Air Force vet but he doesn't have PTSD and he's seen shit. it all depends on your brain patterns. please do some research on basic human brain function before you make shit up.

@joeswansonthesimphunter2612 3 жыл бұрын

@qazaq empire alga yeah but having to transport pieces of your best friend can be traumatic it in of itself. Imagine you analyze the aftermath of a natural disaster, and you have to clean up the dead mangled bodies. Well guess what my uncle experienced that when he was sent to Thailand in 2004 after the huge tsunami.

@1MNUTZ Жыл бұрын

Those are devil pills they put you on seroquel and klonopin

@tclum71 11 жыл бұрын

My father has struggled with this since the Vietnam War. He has good days & bad days, but can never sleep no matter what they try to give him. As soon as he closes his eyes, the nightmares begin & he is jumping up out of bed to make it stop. He naps an hour hear or there & that is it all day every day it's a struggle for him to close his eyes & attempt sleep. This has been going on for decades & no one wants to open their eyes to see what the govt. has done. He had no choice either (drafted).

@SwedishDoomGoblin 3 жыл бұрын

@nkbguy2193 7 жыл бұрын

This is why war is wrong. I know people say that it is apart of the world we live in....but I have seen the toughest men reduced to tears and sobbing when they open up about what they've seen and done. Something needs to be done, and done now. As to what that something is, I have no idea. God Bless all of those who suffer including the families.

@fitz235 8 жыл бұрын

"Then, the same government has turned around and abandoned me. They offer no help, and actively block the pursuit of gaining outside help via their corrupt agents at the DEA. Any blame rests with them." - Daniel Somers

@hadeeralsoufi5269 9 ай бұрын

Here is the full letter The simple truth is this: During my first deployment, I was made to participate in things, the enormity of which is hard to describe. War crimes, crimes against humanity. Though I did not participate willingly, and made what I thought was my best effort to stop these events, there are some things that a person simply can not come back from.... To force me to do these things and then participate in the ensuing coverup is more than any government has the right to demand. Then, the same government has turned around and abandoned me.... Is it any wonder then that the latest figures show 22 veterans killing themselves each day? That is more veterans than children killed at Sandy Hook, every single day.... And for what? Bush's religious lunacy? Cheney's ever growing fortune and that of his corporate friends? Is this what we destroy lives for?... The fact is that any kind of ordinary life is an insult to those who died at my hand. How can I possibly go around like everyone else while the widows and orphans I created continue to struggle? If they could see me sitting here in suburbia, in my comfortable home working on some music project they would be outraged, and rightfully so.... [N]ow I am free. I feel no more pain. I have no more nightmares or flashbacks or hallucinations. I am no longer constantly depressed or afraid or worried. I am free

@namira24242 7 ай бұрын

😮😢 I keep thinking about those poor Iraqis. Those poor orphans and widows. ONE MILLION dead!! My God!

@passby8070 Ай бұрын

Millions of life destroyed for profit... Bush, Cheney and Blair still live a good life.

@sumlatinkid 7 жыл бұрын

No more wars for israel

@xXx-nm4jw 5 жыл бұрын

Lol. Said you but America will

@234pinnni 4 жыл бұрын

Ok as a resident of Israel ! We are very happy to leave the fucking state called Israel and to moved to USA IsrEl and all Middle East use zoo of Muslim and conflict Nobody is normal will want to live there believe me War makes ppl who live I. Such a places stress nervous and anxiety I was living in EUROPE half of my life, and I can see the difference Yes it’s true

@popazz1 11 жыл бұрын

Unless one experiences what this tragic individual did then we can only struggle to imagine his pain.I hope he's now at peace.

@Blakwall 7 жыл бұрын

I was in Afghanistan in 2012, never saw nor did I participate in any thing of this nature. I think that people's experiences truly vary in the military. Sad to hear that some veterans had a such a negative experience.

@bugwild1544 2 жыл бұрын

You fucking hypocrite you only care about him what about All the war crimes he did he just told us he did

@13thdivision70 Жыл бұрын

Hope you do the same as him

@saw9485 Жыл бұрын

May be you are lying you might be one of those american demons who enjoy killing poor arabs.

@anthonyroberts2678 Жыл бұрын

You probably were a POG or shall we say "fobbit!!"

@dunexapa1016 Жыл бұрын

You did participate in wrongdoing. No official investigation has yet proved if the total collapse and complete destruction of the World Trade Center One and Two buildings was or was not caused by a controlled demolition. Therefore, it is is still unknown who are the actual murderers of hundreds of innocent people, including 60 police officers and 343 firemen.

@christinaalonzo1591 4 жыл бұрын

HEARTBREAKING ...my cousin committed suicide also he was in afganastan and when he came back he hated military they sure do forget there soldiers once there is no need for them they should be ashamed of them damsels always trying to act all high and mighty well your fear from it my cousin despised them he did not even want a military funeral wanted nothing from them they were a disgrace to him he felt ashamed he also left a suicide letter so sad the sadder part about it all is military covers up so much shit I would not believe a dam thing they say I was a former military wife and I hated military life and the way they present themselves I wont say which armed forces my cousin was in nor which one my ex was in the real hereos are the ones not afraid to speak truth the ones who died suicide k.i.a. they are the ones who deserve medal of honor they obviously did things the others wouldn't and I will leave it at that God bless all your beautiful souls whom we lost or who took there own lives the ones who think there shit dont stink can burn in hell

@bugwild1544 2 жыл бұрын

Is All about money war always been like that

@Nopebrbra 6 ай бұрын

He killed people tho

@joshbrogan5996 10 жыл бұрын

anyone who put someone down for killing them self is an insensitive jerk u never know whats going on in someones head in there final moments . RIP

@markforquer 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kindness.

@abdabd-mg5lq 5 жыл бұрын

Do not fight a people who love death (Iraq) ِadvice✌️

@joeswansonthesimphunter2612 3 жыл бұрын

Well you must love death since over 140 thousand ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Iraqi Insurgents died fighting the US. Oh yeah, just remember that 4,608 Americans died in Iraq

@Mrfiveducks 9 жыл бұрын

Machine Gunner & American Interogator in Irak. What a combination! Maybe he could no longer bear from that he did in Irak. RIP Soldier!

@CanisLupus4844 9 жыл бұрын

Jayne Hathaway We were all told that we should follow our "last command, first"; we were also told that we were NOT obligated to follow an IMORAL command. You're correct in saying that the outcome "Could be" prison. It took forty plus years, but didn't those who protected William Calley's victims in 1968, earn exoneration recently?

@joeswansonthesimphunter2612 3 жыл бұрын

@@CanisLupus4844 yeah but the issue here is that the people in charge take advantage of their power and force others to commit horrible acts. Look at My Lai, the Captain of the Charlie Company threatened to court martial everyone if they didn't follow his orders.

@Ffollies 9 жыл бұрын

I have a measure of respect for this man. While I am totally against the Iraq War and every American soldier who participates in it, this man is a man of conscience. A man who knew what he was doing was wrong, very wrong. Unlike a lot of others in his situation who seek to justify the war in their mind in a selfish attempt to get on with their lives and the atrocities they've committed, this man's conscience wouldn't allow him to do that. If he had come home and spoken out against the war I would have also respected him.

@ThePayola123 7 жыл бұрын

apokalypse 2016 I'm sorry but that's a cop out. You can't go around the world committing heinous crimes and then misuse and abuse Jesus Christ as your savior. Jesus didn't go around the Middle East with massive armies terrorizing average folks. And please don't prescribe a life course for other people. You live your own life the way you want to and keep your judgmental attitude to yourself.

@LLAAPPSSEE 6 жыл бұрын

@apokalypse 2016 I bet God loves to bend the rules.

@funwithFred 11 жыл бұрын

Oh my heart goes out...to him, to his family and friends. Oh I'm so very, very sorry....

@livevegan 11 жыл бұрын

Very sad indeed. I hope he shared these war crimes with someone before he killed himself. Peace Daniel

@juanitalopez1183 7 ай бұрын

We are still advocating on behalf of our son Carlos Lopez Jr against Goliath five years later and we won’t give up. This is to important 💕Carlos’s mom and dad.

@johnmcknight4907 7 жыл бұрын

may he rest in peace! thank you for youre service Sir. Godbless you and your wife.

@LLAAPPSSEE 6 жыл бұрын

Sweet end card music. Really brought the mood together.

@tclum71 11 жыл бұрын

Daniel, May you be at peace and God Bless You and Your Family.

@juanitalopez1183 7 ай бұрын

Condolences offer little comfort, I know. Having lost my son Carlos Lopez Jr to his PTSD wounds and his TBI and the VA Govt failed yours and mine. Carlos’s mom

@Metsada007 9 жыл бұрын

It fills my heart with joy that around 22 "soldiers" are committing suicide every day, because this is some form of divine justice. Americans haven't seen anything yet though, one day they will taste what real suffering is and I can't wait for that day. Hopefully I will live to see it.

@flashgm41 8 жыл бұрын

+Nick Swafford Blowback is HELL.

@BountyFlamor 8 жыл бұрын

+Metsada007 Justice would be Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Blair and a bunch of others at the ICC.

@redfoxxx2162 8 жыл бұрын

i agree. Just 22 less homeless vets begging for charge or food on the holidays. they are like rats. fuck them all

@redfoxxx2162 7 жыл бұрын

apokalypse 2016 miss me with your Western bastardize Christian bullshit. That idiot killed himself so more than likely he won't make it into heaven neither will you

@UM7942 6 жыл бұрын

sorry for the late respone but HELL YEAH!!! Im waiting for that moment too!! i hope ill meet you when this shit goes down! just look at south africa as a minor example.look whats happening to those white people XD

@infantryvetmedgmxcom 9 жыл бұрын

Honor my friend. Helping others die...others who have been grossly burned...dying of unknown diseases...missing major body parts. Many cannot do this type of work on a daily basis but someone must do it or many would be abandoned while suffering. I held back the tears until getting into bed and then...nightmares...sleepwalking...fear...I even broke my neck while sleepwalking and falling down stairs onto a concrete floor. PTSD comes in many forms and the results from wars deliver traumatic stress in many forms. No sleep, afraid to fall asleep and go back into the horror of pain, screaming, and bleeding. It is not a normal everyday job to help others, young others, die every day. Death becomes normal, like breathing or feeling your heartbeat. Did this daily, for years. It left me moody, resentful and sleep-deprived. Had to reach the point of exhaustion every third or fourth day and pass out. Or drink to a mellow stupor and pass out. Took sleeping pills but they only had the desired effect for a week or so and I'm back into the same stupid routine. Lack of sleep and sick thoughts made me hard to associate with and felt as if I was losing my mind. This went on for many years, ruined my ambitions and had very few friends who understood me. It got worse as I aged and I had no friends, constant pain from my fx neck, and sick thoughts. By the time I reached 65 I was a basket case...mean...unfriendly...hated myself and could not maintain a job. Now, at 68, I'm worse than ever. The Vet. Adm. raters say I'm fine and they may take my disability pay. If so, I'll be homeless and a burden to society. I,m very familiar with death. 400mg MS tonight and I will burden nobody. God Bless, please pray for my immortal Soul. I have strong Faith in Jesus. ...though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil...I will reach out and feel the Hand of Christ pulling me into Peace and Heaven. Bye.

@bitshox1215 8 ай бұрын

christ this is sad

@sekaijin8193 6 ай бұрын

I'm very sorry to hear this, I pray that you can receive the help that you deserve and I'm sure you will be cared for properly if you believe it! I can not relate to your experience myself as a civilian but I can understand what endless depression feels like

@saeedakhtar0107 3 жыл бұрын

It was proven that there were no WMDs so what's the point of invading a country and then thanking the war vet for saving American lives!! Please use the same yardstick that you use for yourself. This guy was good natured hence his conscience did not accept the injustice.

@danielshop4394 Жыл бұрын

His soul not in peace because he took someone life without his willing

@p.j._staten Ай бұрын

And he took his own

@1985collado 5 жыл бұрын

I have lost 3 Veterans brothers.. We as Veterans need to help each other out ..fuck asking the Gov for help. R.I.P

@Muslim-og3vc 3 жыл бұрын

RIP BOZO

@charlesedgewood6043 11 жыл бұрын

RIP Danial...I'm so sorry.

@bugwild1544 2 жыл бұрын

Why do soldiers always talk about what they went through they never talk about the civilians what they went through

@TheMrtony713 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks I feel your pain.

@trenyte6763 6 жыл бұрын

Really like the cheerful music at the start and end. Really sets the dark under tone and sets a depressing mood. Good choice

@Sarm-mx6qy 7 жыл бұрын

And unfortunately, this brave solders sacrifice, demise and warning will be ignored and swept under the carpet. may God rest his soul.

@Wardrumsnetwork 11 жыл бұрын

Once you hunt man there's no turning back! RIP Danial.

@urasoul 11 жыл бұрын

no war can ever be won. all war begins inside us.

@elbarnaouimohamed Жыл бұрын

It even hurts more now that we know that it was a wrong and unnecessary war

@Blackowl44 2 жыл бұрын

He knew the truth

@andrewcross8244 2 жыл бұрын

I can empathize. I served in a war among the worst of humanity surrounded by absolute hero’s that was my platoon. Only to get retired, receive shit care by the VA and then have my pension cut in half based on an error that the VA caused. It’s called a CUE (clear and unmistakable error) and I’ve been fighting it for 3 years now and have all the proof in the world. It falls on deaf ears. My pension was cut due to Nothing I did. It’s as if I’m paying THEM for going to war and being subjected to an inarticulate amount of grief and war. I gave this country everything I had only to be fucked by the government Bureaucrats who couldn’t care less about a 100% service connected and retired serviceman. I have seen the police tape so many times at my VA’s parking deck and I know exactly why it was up. Because a brother in arms had been fucked one too many times. Rest easy, hero. It’s not your fault. It’s the disgusting Government’s. If Arlington would allow it, which is By the grace of God, where my final stop will be would let me put “fuck you” on my headstone then I’d do it.

@namira24242 7 ай бұрын

I feel sorry for your experience. But what do you mean by: "I served in a war among the worst of humanity"

@tclum71 11 жыл бұрын

@jdfarr45 which books/readings would.you suggest for my father?

@up_flustered 6 жыл бұрын

They just play the happy music right after that depressing story

@GoogleUser-mm5im 6 жыл бұрын

May you rest in peace son

@terilynnwells9326 8 жыл бұрын

We vets of any war that suffer with depression get the same answer when we ask for help . People claiming to be trained mental health professionals ! most are frightened &impotent in their own lives feeding off the respect of their patients or worse with sadistic desire to crush patients spirits that's what killed my little friend who'd returned from Iraq and called the Veterans Crisis Hotline twice she was disconnected then shot herself in the head . that they don't want to hear about . I pity them when they answer to God what they did in the name of "Crisis coordinating "

@bzstrruvver8788 7 жыл бұрын

Veterans dont kill themselves to hurt anyone but to save themselves the constant and unbearable emotional pain of living their lives in such a condition. emotional trauma is something that you dont wanna deal with,trust me we are all proud to have served with honor and courage and when everything is said and done,you go home by yourself, sometimes when a vet commit suicide,hes thinking that he is doing his/her family a favor, cz what good are you if you only bring pain and suffering to the people you love? taking yourself out of the equation can be trhe best option,veterans are not cowards for taking their lives,i hate the phrase thank you for your service bulshit and realistically i volunteered to join so i shouldnt be mad, i look physically ok i just hate my brains cz its not a good neighberhood for me,it sucks

@bzstrruvver8788 2 жыл бұрын

@@perseverantiafinalis2069 guess what I'm still alive and doing better, this just popped up when I was watching something on KZfaq

@jennifer9528 3 ай бұрын

@@bzstrruvver8788 From one vet to another, I know your pain, and I'm so glad to know you are doing better. I hope someday soon, I will be, too. ❤

@amnoahwielwabbit3837 6 жыл бұрын

RIP peace old son.

@TerryMMA85X 6 жыл бұрын

wow...at first I thought just another sad story like the others I often read about but I must say this one got to me. Every minute fifty seven fucking got me..I hope this mans soul is at peace today...i'll be prying for that tonight for his soul...God bless all...

@savage5833 Жыл бұрын

after he killed a lot of innocents in iraq

@bzstrruvver8788 7 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat, death is the best sleep ever

@mrPauljacob 6 жыл бұрын

Tragic.. War is hell

@INdifrnve 11 жыл бұрын

beyond awful. RIP Daniel.

@dassnassty 6 жыл бұрын

Nice happy music at the end ☺

@dylanhopkins1844 3 жыл бұрын

Why the music at the end tho

@gregghatfield9946 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you WAR ,, another fine individual graduating from you lessons ,,,,, RIP SOLDIERS

@views-nn6hm Жыл бұрын

They are in hell

@ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1 11 ай бұрын

@@views-nn6hmBMA Yes they are!! For suicide punishment in grave is immense!!!

@stoo234 11 жыл бұрын

War is a racket....few profit, while many pay.....rest in peace .

@johncgibson4720 5 жыл бұрын

I was a conscript of an ally foreign legion 20 years ago. I am sadden, but I don't know what I can do to help.

@MagnesiumEnterprise 11 жыл бұрын

War is a disease that desperately needs a cure.

@katiemiaana 11 жыл бұрын

I did not mean offence, I understand that they often have PTSD, and problems readjusting to life at home and it is for the very reasons that this man committed suicide. They have seen and often been involved in very traumatic situations. People who report on what can go on like Bradley Manning face the death penalty and meanwhile where I live in the UK, when soldiers come home the media and most of the public is incredibly thankful for their service. The truth is they get mixed messages.

@robertmeloyanaxley1530 5 жыл бұрын

as long as there is money there is no freedom. life and living should be free. if any of you cant wrap your mind around a free world without money than you are lost.

@ryane7906 6 жыл бұрын

Rest easy Soldier.

@ffx178 9 жыл бұрын

I hope GOD gave patience and peace to his family and friends from a Muslim brother

@ffx178 7 жыл бұрын

Fairy tales?

@ffx178 7 жыл бұрын

how do you know its fairy tale?? how can you tell have you actually assess the evidence? you just believe it blindly?

@ffx178 7 жыл бұрын

The burden of evidence is on you as well brother. What sort of evidence you are looking for? if i told you 100 years back that china exists would you not believe ? or would you only believe until you see it ? what will convince you?

@ffx178 7 жыл бұрын

Will you believe anything you see? or will you believe anything blindly whatever the Govt, Science or any So called expert say?

@ffx178 7 жыл бұрын

The evidence is Qur'an have you actually assess it? So what evidence you are looking for you did not answer my question? does gravity exist we do not see it ? but it exist ? what evidence will convince you ?

@Leigh306 11 жыл бұрын

Very sad, my friends are of the Viet Nam era and experienced having to commit the same sort of atrocities, only they came back and protesters were blaming the soldiers. Some are still wandering the streets, homeless, haunted by the visions of that war. Sadly and, it may seem sick, but I wish he had told exactly what it was he was made to do. So the rest of can protest the government for doing such ugly and illegal things. And no, you don't get a choice once you're in there.

@4evertony1 5 жыл бұрын

RIP Brother.

@lonniedobbins 11 жыл бұрын

In my statement earlier the word vet was replaced with the word cry by touch pal, sorry.

@UnderFunded_inc 8 жыл бұрын

what a shame. RIP

@plostyle786 3 жыл бұрын

These young guys think it's going to be like the movies. War is hell.

@benjaminc8789 5 жыл бұрын

Wow .....poor dude.

@donfernandez5293 11 жыл бұрын

We are not supposed to be a nation of war criminals. Stand down and sleep the sleep of the just... you are absolved RIP

@rsuriyop 4 жыл бұрын

Must've totally sucked to be in this guy's shoes. But on the plus note, stories such as his are crucial in dissuading public interests in allowing another Iraq War to happen. I mean, just look how unpopular the idea of attacking/invading Iran and Venezuela has already become. People are just simply fed up with all bs lies and shit and are no longer tolerating it. They KNOW exactly why their government wants to start these unjustified wars and they're most definitely not for good causes.

@famepaint 5 жыл бұрын

People's suicide notes should be kept private

@namira24242 7 ай бұрын

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) swears by Allah that there will come a time when murder would be so widespread that the killer would not know the reason he killed and the killed would not know the reason he was killed for.

@hamo3887 7 ай бұрын

@SFsc616171 11 жыл бұрын

Dear Pat, It would do you greatly, to do a bit of checking your spelling before you hit the 'post' button. I didn't know that human beings could produce 'suns'.

@danieldvorak8715 5 жыл бұрын

It’s worse when no one will hire you too. Been unemployed since day one of getting out back in 2011. People only say they want to help, but no one really does. People only want to say they help veterans because it makes them feel better. I’m 41 and live with my parents with my 3 kids. People have all the answers, but answers don’t help. Got to love their pretty fliers. Every flier I get might help someone else, but I never meet their qualifications lol. I was told about the Virginia Transportation having a program for disabled vets...............as long as you have only been out of service for a max 3 yrs lol. Not eligible is all I hear.

@rnp1785 5 жыл бұрын

I think these veterans that go to war should get some kind of compensation more than a pay check or at least a small pension even if they don’t decide to do 25 years and retire. Only someone brave and courageous would risk their life to fight for our freedom not everyone can do that.

@DujyTendo 6 жыл бұрын

the happy music after the video ends, wtf.

@dwiganstube 4 жыл бұрын

It sounded more like bad 70's porn music to me.

@finddeniro 6 жыл бұрын

Whole Different...And Madness..War MaDneSs..

@user-cj5rt2uk2j Ай бұрын

Psychological disorders result from the lack of a belief to defend correct principles

@roselawson277 8 жыл бұрын

RIP Daniel

@YoutubeOnlineGaming 7 жыл бұрын

He was sheep dipped

@dolo_ran6er240 7 жыл бұрын

SH4D0W_-G4M!NG wtf does that even mean

@YoutubeOnlineGaming 7 жыл бұрын

;)

@blackking7759 7 жыл бұрын

Jake Juarez

@creeikuko 7 жыл бұрын

no actually He was conscious... Realized how against himself he went , how against humanity he has went, how much he has been manipulated and HAS negatively manipulated the envirnonment, by being a follower instead of his own leader , not being in control of his own body, his influence or what he allows into his awareness , taking orders like a sheep led him to defeat.

@Strategistdating 7 жыл бұрын

#SADBUTTRUE

@bikervet0072 5 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Brother. Until Valhalla!

@Strategistdating 7 жыл бұрын

All wars and Bankers Wars #THEEND

@coreysworld433 Жыл бұрын

i to have a brain injury and ptsd and i am really struggling.

@Christian-eq7uh 5 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry but the music at the end ruined the entire video

@spiritofhopeloveandkindnes2308 6 жыл бұрын

fidelio unmasked your words are straight from god. god bless

@knowyourlove5613 5 жыл бұрын

Amen. Thank you for posting. And he has 100% correct. My condolences to his friends and family. I'm sorry for your loss. And they give you the most deadliest mix of prescription meds. Chantix, antidepressants, a statin or opioids. Check out the military guy who showed this was pushed on PURPOSE (in 2011 at a senate hearing, I think)

@robertgabuna355 6 жыл бұрын

it is indeed tough to divine to slay people that has done no wrong against the invaders. the Iraqis, Syrians, Afganistan committed no wrong against America. but why is it their country were bombed by America?

@chrisallen2792 4 күн бұрын

It’s been 11 years since then…. How many of us are left? I deployed many times for Iraq…. It did do its damage. I have no peace… and I’m alone. Lost everybody. Very quickly. It seems like a curse. I hang on because I’m waiting for Jesus. Since he’s so close. Might as well endure till then.

@strokes762 6 жыл бұрын

Gawker got sued Hulk Hogan, and LOST.

@johnalver 2 жыл бұрын

All the horrible things in the US stuff overseas

@maryscheitler2488 8 ай бұрын

no, the united states government killed him. And my husband. And my best friend. They made it back from war PHYSICALLY. The united states army oees me a soulmate.

@mokhachoka2918 Жыл бұрын

Very sad to see how he was used by the government as a pawn to commit war crimes he never intended to. Just shows the dirty tactics and the fact he had a conscience which is what killed him. He is paying for his sins but the sins also lie with the higher powers in office who are so far removed. God is the most just and will deal with these war mongerers. When the day comes.

@drahunter213 5 ай бұрын

The thing is the % of how many war crimes done by US during that war is high…so many soldiers speak out but are muzzled and are seen as crazy or insane so nobody takes them seriously but if they are insane then that makes everyone on earth also insane…because the interviews that were done shows them of being of sound mind and everything…insane how people don’t know about them who speak out