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US Army servicewoman and fitness influencer Michelle Young dies by suicide, leaving friends shocked
New York Post ^ | Jan 21, 2024 | Alex Oliviera

Posted on 01/22/2024 3:14:59 PM PST by chickenlips

A member of the US Army with a popular fitness and fashion account on Instagram has died by suicide, devastated friends shared on Saturday.

Staff Sgt. Michelle Young, 34, took her own life, leaving behind her 12-year-old daughter, whom friends described as “her whole world” in a heart-wrenching post on GoFundMe.

“Michelle was a beautiful soul, an amazing friend, a single mother, a soldier, and is proof you never know what someone is going through or what demons they may be fighting,” friend Sarah Maine wrote on the page.

“We will never fill the gaps in our hearts and will always be left with questions,” she added.

Young had served in the Army for 16 years, first enlisting when she was about 18 years old. During that time, she completed two tours in Afghanistan, the Daily Mail reported.

Just days before news of her death broke, Young had posted a birthday message on Instagram for her daughter, Gracie.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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To: devane617; rednesss

You got something against fake tits?

I had something against them last Saturday...


21 posted on 01/22/2024 4:20:48 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: chickenlips

Very sad story. The demons have become more active than ever recently, which is scary. When someone takes their life due to depression, their demons merely transfer over to the loved ones left behind, becoming even more powerful. I’m living that now.


22 posted on 01/22/2024 4:22:23 PM PST by Prince of Space (Trump 2024!)
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To: chickenlips

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Looks like a mental illness to me.


23 posted on 01/22/2024 4:23:53 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: DesertRhino

Zero respect for her daughter and her family. Get help for suicidal thoughts before you act. It’s not normal. She certainly wasn’t normal and also disgraced the uniform.

Military chicks can be hawt but she was a problem child I’m sure.


24 posted on 01/22/2024 4:23:59 PM PST by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: chickenlips

Poor soul and now her daughter has no mother


25 posted on 01/22/2024 4:26:06 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: chickenlips

She must not have loved her daughter all that much.


26 posted on 01/22/2024 4:29:59 PM PST by roving (Deplorable Listless Vessel Trumpist With Trumpitis and a Rainbow Bully)
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To: Prince of Space

Don’t let them win.


27 posted on 01/22/2024 4:31:13 PM PST by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: chickenlips

Slutted around on social media for the attention of everyone in the world.. But ignored what her own daughter thought about her.

Trash. Just hope someone decent takes care of that poor kid.


28 posted on 01/22/2024 4:32:06 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Two tours in Afghanistan.

Apparently her daughter wasn’t her whole world. May God bless her loved ones with comfort.


29 posted on 01/22/2024 4:32:08 PM PST by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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To: roving

“ She must not have loved her daughter all that much.

With depression they end up not loving themselves much less others


30 posted on 01/22/2024 4:33:01 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: chickenlips

I suspect that in some cases, suicide runs in families. No idea if it is purely organic, or psychological, or a combination of both. A small note in her obituary noted that previously, her brother had also committed suicide.

Suicide *does* haunt some families. I knew one young man who was terrified as an adult because his aunt had done so, and he feared that he would kill himself, too.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8956681/

Suicidal behavior runs in families. A controlled family study of adolescent suicide victims


31 posted on 01/22/2024 4:35:00 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)
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To: spacejunkie2001

This woman loved her little girl like no one else and decides to take her life? uh huh...
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Definitely something being left out of this account of Young’s suicide, and whoever knows what that is should set the record straight, tout suite.


32 posted on 01/22/2024 4:41:15 PM PST by fortes fortuna juvat (Biden left our troops to die in Afghanistan and our military equipment to our enemy. Never forget.)
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To: chickenlips

Terrible. However, a go fund me shouldn’t be necessary. The Army will pay for all burial expenses and her daughter should receive nearly 500,000 dollars.


33 posted on 01/22/2024 4:45:40 PM PST by fightin kentuckian
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

amen


34 posted on 01/22/2024 4:55:09 PM PST by spacejunkie2001
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To: Vendome

😸‼️


35 posted on 01/22/2024 4:56:51 PM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: DesertRhino

There but for the grace of God go we.


36 posted on 01/22/2024 5:50:44 PM PST by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

>> May God comfort her throughout her travails.<<

Was it not better for God to prevent it all together if HE is in charge (as it is claimed)?
If God is in charge, HE is also the cause of all misery in this world.

Go ahead and bury me with all the silly myths and arguments.


37 posted on 01/22/2024 6:06:34 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: Mean Daddy

My oldest daughter had a serious boyfriend for a while that may have become more. He was a nice guy, but both of his parents killed themselves, and I was always worried if they got married and things got tough, he would off himself too. When they broke up, I was sad for her, but grateful she wouldn’t have to deal with that later on.


38 posted on 01/22/2024 6:10:41 PM PST by vpintheak (Pinko misanthrope)
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To: chickenlips

Mental pain can do that to a person.


39 posted on 01/22/2024 6:15:53 PM PST by 353FMG
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To: chickenlips

I mourn for her daughter. The person that died, was entirely phony. One look at her, she was playing a part as a soldier, as a mother, and was so insecure that she “enhanced” herself like Darcey and Stacey. That is a symptom of mental illness, hating oneself for imperfections. She was born perfect in Gods eyes, now she has some “splainin’to do” to the Creator of us all.

Suicide?! what a cowards way to be remembered.


40 posted on 01/22/2024 6:19:14 PM PST by Glad2bnuts (“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: We should have set up ambushes...paraphrased)
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