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Here one with him with my son who will turn 21 in March. He was always a good uncle to my kids.

This was the last time we saw him in person. He had been living in a nursing home for last three years. With him is my middle son.

Though we couldn't visit often (we live so far away) I spoke on the phone with him almost everyday.

I will miss him, he was best friend a guy could ask for. Won't ever have other like him.

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[–] Fredselfish 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thank you, sorry for your loss. That sucks to have died so young. May ask how?

[–] NineMileTower 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He was killed in Iraq. A bridge that his armored vehicle was crossing gave way after three other Army Humvees had just crossed. The Humvee crashed upside down into 6 feet of water in a canal. All four soldiers inside drowned.

[–] Fredselfish 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So sorry to hear that. Damn that sucks. I don't know what else to say.

[–] NineMileTower 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's nothing much more to say. However, if I could tell myself something back then, it would be to talk to someone professional about it. A lot of things in my life went bad after that and I didn't know that it was the stem of my issues.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A little beside the point, but this here is why economists never get the cost of war right.

Sorry for your loss.

[–] NineMileTower 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, no, it's not about that. I hope you're doing better!

[–] Fredselfish 4 points 2 days ago

I agree lets not dicuss that today or here. But we should dicuss it at some point somewhere.