by Kevin Bell
Seven months ago, PFC Sonny Mazon opened my eyes to the tragic link between depression, drugs, incarceration, and suicide in the military community.
I had been so naïve. Of course, during the deployment many of us swapped stories of comrades abusing prescription drugs like Ambien while overseas, and I had a vague sense that this would get worse when my platoon returned home in 2009. Even so, I never expected that almost 2 years after I left the Army I would still be receiving tragic news about my soldiers, their families, and the ending that awaits those who never get the help they need.
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