Ranger Up Talks Suicide: They Say It Gets Better
By SGT B One round prepared to blast Thoughts racing, heart pounding Considering the obscene But a phone call saved me I put on a hospital gown Sobbing uncontrollably Stepping into the ambulance I...
View ArticleRanger Up Talks Suicide: The Need For Purpose
By Peter Nealen I am not a shrink. I’m a former hairy-chested amphibious warrior. I am not suicidal. But, having been out of the service for a year, and off deployment for almost three, I think I can...
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Ranger Up Talks Suicide: Why?
By Special RU Contributor SFC (R) Michael Schlitz My name is SFC (Retired) Michael Schlitz and I am a 14-year US Army Veteran who medically retired after a severe injury in Iraq. Almost every day I...
View ArticleRanger Up Talks Suicide: The Facts
By Greg Drobny, aka “Mr. Twisted.” One of the most difficult things to do when addressing the topic of suicides in the military and Veteran community is to speak about it objectively. Most of us...
View ArticleRanger Up Talks Suicide: Animal Suicide
By J.E. McCollough Did you know animals sometimes commit suicide? Look it up. Google it. Cats can become so depressed they refuse to eat until they starve. Dogs can do the same, or sometimes drown...
View ArticleRanger Up Talks Suicide: We Ramble On
By RU Guest Contributor Mark Endy Sometimes I don’t even know where to begin—where to pick up, or where to end. You start to feel that rush—the adrenaline is pumping and there is no doubt of that....
View ArticleRanger Up Talks Suicide: When the Brotherhood is Gone
By Kerry Patton With suicide prevention month among us, it is critical to look at the dilemma from a standpoint of “loss.” Many professional psychologists have looked at military and veteran suicides...
View ArticleRanger Up Talks Suicide: Suicide is Selfish
By Kelly Crigger “Long is the way…and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.” –Milton If you’ve been keeping count, The Rhino Den has posted 17 articles on suicide this week with all sorts of...
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Death, Life and the Pursuit of Happiness
By RU Rob Three years ago I wrote a piece for The Rhino Den entitled “I have PTSD…So What?” Since then I have not been miraculously cured of my affliction and as a matter of fact, the last several...
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Why “22” Will Never Change
By Anonymous Ever noticed how much the internet is abuzz about suicide? Every day you can visit any social networking platform and read at least one article about either a new suicide initiative or...
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