In this year alone; 96 soldiers have taken their own lives. Too stressed....they need to come home.
If you see a soldier in uniform, please tell them thank you and welcome them home when you see them coming back.

My baby may be back in Dec or Jan...hopefully; it seems that getting his "staff Sergeant stripes is important to him", not me!!!! So that he may have to stay til February, he needs to stop and come home "and he wants too", it sounds like he may forget about it, but....he is a guy. Damn egos....

Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire
Armageddon is a deadly day, Armageddon is a deadly way
They commin for you everyday, While Senators on holiday

The Army recruiters in the parking lot, Hustling kids there jugglin pot
Listen young man, Listen to my plan , Gonna make you money, gonna make you a man

Bom Bom

Here’s what you get, An M-16 and a Kevlar vest
You might come home with one less leg, But this thing will surely keep a bullet out of your chest

So Come on Come on, Sign up, Come on
This one’s nothing like Vietnam
Except for the bullets, Except for the bombs,
Except for the youth that’s gone

Chorus
So we keep it on, til ya coming home, Higher and Higher
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire, so we keep it on
Til ya commin home, higher and higher
Fire, fire, fire, light up ya lighter, fire fire fire

Tell me President tell if you will,
How many people does a smart bomb kill
How many of em do you think we got,
The General says we never miss a shot
And we never ever ever keep a body count,
we killin so efficiently we can’t keep count
In the Afghan hills the rebels still fightin,
Opium fields keep providin
The best heroin that money can buy
and nobody knows where Osama bin hidin
The press conferences keep on lyin like we don’t know

Some say engine engine number nine,
Machine guns on a New York transit line
The war for oil is a war for the beast,
the war on terror is a war on peace
Tellin you they’re gonna protect you,
Tellin you that they support the troops
Don’t let them fool you with their milk and honey,
No they only want your money
One step forward and two steps back,
Why do veterans get no respect
PTSD and a broken back,
Take a look at where your moneys gone seen
Take a look at what they spend it on
No excuses, No illusions

Light up ya lighter

Michael Franti and Spearhead

Why?

God Bless you Mom. My son made it home.

In this year alone; 96 soldiers have taken their own lives. Too stressed....they need to come home.
If you see a soldier in uniform, please tell them thank you and welcome them home when you see them coming back.

I wonder if any of them have a mental illness and still go to combat. I would be willing to bet that some do.

I thank them whenever I see them. They go through a lot for our freedom.

I hope your son stays safe Thanks 2 all the soldiers 100% respect

In the UK when a soldier loses his or her life in Afgahnistan or or wherever, they invariably are repatriated to RAF Lyneham.
They are then transported through the village of Wooten Bassett to show their support.
The entire town turns out on the street as the courtege passes by. This has now happened over 200 times in recent months.
It is a marvellous show of solidarity for troops who have given their lives for the sake of world peace.

I wondering how the suicide rate amongst the military compares to the suicide rate in the general population.

I was surprised to see that its about the same or only slightly higher.

20.2 suicides per 100,000 soldier/sailors

and 19.5 suicides per 100,000 civilians

so, while anyone taking their own life is sad. there doesnt seem to be this great crisis of soldiers killing themselves off. or at least any worse than the population in general

I will be sure to thank the soldiers and thank you for reminding us. I hope your son returns home soon. My brother did two tours and they are wanting him to go back. It really is time for this to end.