Death of a Marine Major

I read in the news that a certain Marine major shot himself after suffering from PTSD resulting from serving two tours of duty in Iraq. Suicide has been a subject dear to my heart and never far from my mind. When I was a teenager and then a young man severely despondent over a stupid love affair, I seriously contemplated killing myself. When I got to be in my 40's, I finally realized taking one's life is an act of supreme cowardice and weakness. Thus I have found reasons to live despite all the trials and tribulations. Now the struggle I'm having with are the impulses involving the polar opposite of self-destruction. You can tell how far down

(to be continued)