Posted on 08/13/2009 9:07:15 AM PDT by Starman417
FYI....Chris used to post here at FR under the username M1Tanker
Ah shit... :(
i just looked at the keywords. How very sad. Sending prayers to his family.
I’m sorry to hear of this. I love that site, too! Prayers for his family and friends.
This is so tragic. Prayers for his family. PTSD is very real. I know next door at Ft. Campbell they are having major problems with it. It got so bad back in June that they shut the base down for 3 days to do nothing but counsel troops.
This is so sad. Prayers to the family ... .
Why, why, why ... .
I see what he wrote ... however why did he do it?
He knew better ... why didn’t someone step in and lift him up?
On second thought ... maybe Someone did life him UP.
I hate that our country has gotten sooo bad under HolyO that my first thought is a tinfoil hat thought!! This guy just had a baby, he’s got all these things going for him, AND he’s providing EYEWITNESS validation to the lies coming out of the WH and the MSM, and ‘suddenly’ he takes his own life??
Doesn’t make sense to me. :*(
Prayers going up for his wife, children, and friends who’s lives will be less now that he has left this big void.
Goodbye, FRiend! :*(
We exchanged a couple of posts late March. He gave me courage. I remember him and I remember his post.
Very sad news. I am sorry to hear this news but thank you for letting us know.
May God bless his family and hold them close during this difficult time.
Rest in Peace, M1tanker. Thank you for your service.
May God Bless and Comfort your family and friends. How I wish someone had been with you to help you fight those demons.
Please Father, bless and hold M1Tanker in your loving embrace.
Prayers up for his beautiful family. Sometimes we know the right thing to do, but have a damn hard time doing it.
Suicide sucks.
Why do we lose all the good people so early? RIP, sir...and thank you for your service.
Crushingly sad ping
I saw your family in his. I hope you’re all well.
No words. There are none other than ‘why?’ Just prayers for his beautiful family.
We always want a rational explanation for an irrational act. Suicide leaves behind everyone -—— the impact and adjustment afterwards is never easy and always devastating.
To suggest that someone ‘knows better’ is pretty pointless. Whatever was going on for Chris a few things are true a) he was overwhelmed b) the long term solution to the short term problem became acceptable and c)it was his time to go ( because other wise he would be one of those who tried and failed)
My prayers for the family and friends for their suffering is multiplied
Suicide is the ultimate selfish act. He had a wife and three children. What the hell was he thinking? I did my time in Afghanistan, came home and got on with my life. I’m proud of my Afghanistan service and have no regrets.
From one of the comments there in that article (and from link given above)...
Not even sure how to start this post, it’s all been a blur. As Scott described above it began with a simple “has anyone heard from Chris?” and it snowballed from there. I never, in my wildest dreams, imagined it would end like this. The Chris I knew and befriended here on Flopping Aces, first as a commenter and then author when I asked him to come aboard on September 6th, 2007 was solid as a rock. He served his country in war and peacetime. He was so proud of his country and his babies but was passionate about the direction this country was going in and he didn’t like it one bit…as none of us did either.
But why would he take his own life?
The last few emails I received from him in early June, apologizing for the lack of writing (which we all understood due to his service to our country) spoke of him “probably” getting a divorce. I knew the emotional turmoil he must of been going through since I recently went through a divorce. I told him to stay in touch and if he needed anything to please contact me.
I never heard from him again.
Abraham Lincoln battled depression all his life and at times it was crushing, but he said in his autobiography that he rejected his suicidal thoughts because he knew if he committed suicide that’s the only thing people would remember about him.
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