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Docreed2003

(17,802 posts)
Wed Feb 28, 2018, 11:17 PM Feb 2018

Today marks the five yr anniversary of the death of one of my finest corpsman

When we were in Afghanistan, we were at a forward hospital with limited supplies and there was a young corpsman in the lab who spearheaded our efforts to develop an effective walking blood bank. During that deployment, this corpsman developed severe neurological issues and ultimately was transferred back to the states. His absence was never fully replaced. After several surgeries and rehab, my very active young corpsman was left paralyzed. He worked with PT and he tried his best to fight the demons of his disease, but he ultimately succumbed to that insurmountable stress..He was a loving father and devoted husband and I broke down today seeing his daughters at his grave siteat Arlington where we laid him five years today...he and his family are a casualty of these conflicts, even if he never took a bullet. So tonight, I throw one back to my amazing lab tech corpsman...man we butted heads a few times in country but you were so gifted...I hope I can share with your girls just how funny, and snarky, and smart you were!

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Today marks the five yr anniversary of the death of one of my finest corpsman (Original Post) Docreed2003 Feb 2018 OP
Salute. TomSlick Feb 2018 #1
Thank you! Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #4
Sending 💞💖❤️ To you and your corpsmans loved ones. MLAA Feb 2018 #2
Thank you! Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #3
: onecaliberal Feb 2018 #5
Salute denbot Mar 2018 #6
Thank You. furtheradu Mar 2018 #7
A fine way to honor this man TEB Mar 2018 #8
Thank you bro... Docreed2003 Mar 2018 #10
Thank you for sharing his memory with us. mahina Mar 2018 #9
Bravo Zulu Sailor The Polack MSgt Mar 2018 #11
Im sorry Doc DashOneBravo Mar 2018 #12

Docreed2003

(17,802 posts)
10. Thank you bro...
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:15 AM
Mar 2018

I haven’t been back to Arlington since that day. Sadly, I’ve got several friends there that I need to visit...maybe I’ll do that this summer.

mahina

(18,938 posts)
9. Thank you for sharing his memory with us.
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 03:31 AM
Mar 2018

It touched me deeply. Feeling sure the family appreciates your memory of him too.

DashOneBravo

(2,679 posts)
12. Im sorry Doc
Thu Mar 1, 2018, 10:01 AM
Mar 2018

We honor our friends by telling their story. You have.

I’ll be going to Arlington later this year. If you message me his name or others, I’ll drop by and see them.

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