Jumat, 06 Januari 2012

For Some Soldiers The Battles Continue When They Get Back Home

Dan Collins had been provided with counselling by the military to get over his experience and was hoping to start a new career as a physical training instructor Photo: WALES NEWS SERVICE

Soldier Kills Himself 'Due To Survivor's Guilt' -- The Telegraph

Dan Collins, a soldier who survived a tour of Afghanistan which killed his two best friends, has committed suicide - as his girlfriend says he never came to terms with the "guilt" of out-living them.

Lance Sergeant Collins, 29, had cheated death fighting the Taliban when his own his life was saved by his body armour.

But the Welsh Guardsman could not come to terms with returning home safely without his friends Dane Elson, 22, and Tobie Fasfous, 29.

Dan was found hanged in a quarry near his home in Cardigan, West Wales, on New Year's Day.

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My Comment: Our prayers are with the family and his loved ones.
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