Military guys....have you ever lost your best friend?

[MJH661]

I lost a close friend in the Air Force back in December 85. He was on a transport that crashed . Along with him on that transport was another member of our class. God bless you are not forgotten Eric and Jenny.

 

[Bushwick100]

This Thread brings back BAD memories for me, LOST a GREAT friend, his name was James, I keep his picture on my Military Shwadow Box, I will miss him for a long time!! RIP (DEFENDER)!!

 

[Countryboy 1980]

Remember the good times as well as the bad times it is all apart of the healing process. I miss my good friend Matt everyday and it hurts every time I see pictures of his children that will never know how great their dad was because they were very young when he died. I always pull out the old photos and try to remember the good times when I get down and it helps cheer me up some.

 

[Bushwick100]

It's like this for civilians too.

Yes, if it's military or civilian a lost of a Buddy who is like a "Brother" is just as Bad!!!

 

[SPOKE61]

MY BROTHER,IT WAS HIS TIME AND IT WASN'T TO BE.SOMEONE UP THERE FELT THAT HE HAD SERVED HIS PURPOSE
EVEN AT A YOUNG AGE,HE IS NOT FORGOTTEN!!!!!
SEMPER FI

 

[Miatadude]

Drank myself to sleep and feel better today. Thank you everyone for your words. This is a great community. Mike and I were stationed together when Saddam started the invasion. We deployed several months before the Gulf War started. USAF Combat Comm.

 

[Bypass]

Something Ill never understand why God takes the good ones and not the bad ones. I will miss mine

Only the good die young. The bad ones GOD is giving more time to atone for their mistakes before they are condemned. Just my 2 cents anyways.

 

[Jeddak]

Only the good die young. The bad ones GOD is giving more time to atone for their mistakes before they are condemned. Just my 2 cents anyways.

Or God decides it's enough for the good ones to put up with crap in this world and calls them home to rest.

 

[Tactical Beaver]

Sorry for your loss brother. God picks his favorite flowers first; the rest of us have more to learn.

 

[Jeddak]

Sorry for your loss brother. God picks his favorite flowers first; the rest of us have more to learn.

Thank you, did not mean to hijack the thread. I never served, but I am an army brat, from a line of army and navy officers.

OP: it sucks terribly, and the pain never really goes away.
Drinking does not help. I wish it did, but it does not.
Valerian root will help you to go to sleep. I still do not sleep more than 4 hours, but is non-addictive and does not give you a hangover.
Kroger has it in the Vitamin section.