[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by loTEK911

Thanx for th contribution o my first official thread! It's a wonder that some o you achieved your "back in th day" dreams. Better still that some o you pulled your heads outa your asses an did better. I realize, as Foot x 3 said, is a depressing song. The friend who sent th link to me, Lance, is on leave because a member of our crew from those days, Josh, took an IED in Iraq. Killed his whole squad. He died in a hospital in Texas a week later. Never woke up. Josh was gonna be a massage therapist. He was recalled two years ago. Was able to jump from an infantry SAW gunner to a medic. In the last two years his unit pushed hard an was able to provide inoculations to several thousand Iraqi children and set up a battered womens shelter. This big goof of a man, a swishy bisexual who amused an irritated. Who introduced me to th most amazing woman I know. A woman who was my gf for 3 years an is now one o my best friends an heroes. Turned out, in my mind, he was more of a man then I've ever pretended to be. So th night I started this thread, Lance an I talked of th "old days". Before I lost 5 years to pot, booze, parties, one night stands, an video games. How I went from a aspiring public servant to a pusher of legal drugs. How he went full circle from navy intel to army intel. With nuthin productive between. An how maybe Josh wasn't th one who should ave gone. Been a rough few weeks. First friend I've ever lost. Used you folks as a sounding board. To remind me th game's still on. TY. Made me smile. Never ask for more.

Sorry to hear about your mate. I am sure he touched your heart and life in many ways. It sounds like you have taken the best and are moving on. You are not alone.