Tag: Suicide

When Asking for Help Becomes a Charge: The USS Abraham Lincoln, Military Suicide, and What Institutional Betrayal Looks Like (August 31, 2026)

August 31, 2026

A Disaster of the U.S. Military’s Own Making – Austin Valley’s Death Exposed the Army’s Most Urgent Challenge: A Suicide Crisis Among Soldiers in Peacetime Copyright © Jennifer Norris. All rights reserved. When I read that a 19-year-old sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln reportedly survived a suicide attempt and was then accused of malingering and being absent … More When Asking for Help Becomes a Charge: The USS Abraham Lincoln, Military Suicide, and What Institutional Betrayal Looks Like (August 31, 2026)

The Desire to Not Exist is Not the Same As Wanting to Die (2025)

January 2, 2025

“I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse “I just want to disappear” are the last words I said to medical personnel and those same words would end my Air Force career for good.  I’m not exactly sure where to start as I’ve never put words to any … More The Desire to Not Exist is Not the Same As Wanting to Die (2025)

Abusers Think They Control Fate… But It Just Makes Their Hands Messier & Even More Traceable (2024)

October 13, 2024

Prior to treatment this is what the abuse of parents, school bullies, criminals one is trapped with, toxic military leaders, an abusive ex-wife, crooked cops, & finally toxic “veteran advocates” who prioritized popularity over people’s lives did to us. It beat our souls down and gave us chronic illness. Now we are well enough to … More Abusers Think They Control Fate… But It Just Makes Their Hands Messier & Even More Traceable (2024)

False Narratives with National Consequences: How Our Traumatic Past Was Weaponized Against Us (July 4, 2024)

July 4, 2024

RELATED STORIES: Maine Newspaper & Police Department Leaders Assist Documented Abusive Police Officer in Dehumanization of Disabled Veterans and Kids During a Mental Health Crisis Surviving Injustice: Disabled Veterans Battling to Overcome a Defamatory Article in a Rural Maine Newspaper HIGHLIGHTS: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND PARENTAL ALIENATION: My life has been nothing but a lesson in dehumanization and … More False Narratives with National Consequences: How Our Traumatic Past Was Weaponized Against Us (July 4, 2024)

Surviving Injustice: Disabled Veterans Battling to Overcome a Defamatory Article in a Rural Maine Newspaper (2024)

June 2, 2024

RELATED STORIES: Maine Newspaper & Police Department Leaders Assist Documented Abusive Police Officer in Dehumanization of Disabled Veterans and Kids During a Mental Health Crisis “Veteran Advocates” Use Defamatory Newspaper Article & the Cops Who Created the Narrative to Bounce Medically Retired Disabled Veterans Out of the Washington DC Game Brief Synopsis: While we were living in … More Surviving Injustice: Disabled Veterans Battling to Overcome a Defamatory Article in a Rural Maine Newspaper (2024)

Maine Newspaper & Police Department Leaders Assist Abusive Police Officer in Dehumanization of Disabled Veterans During a Mental Health Crisis (2024)

May 31, 2024

Sun Journal Destroys the Future & Family of a Poor Rural Maine Kid with No Support or Criminal History Who Served Honorably in the Air Force, Obtained a Master’s Degree in Public Policy & Management, & Volunteers “For the love of money is the root of all evil.” I’m speaking out as me for the … More Maine Newspaper & Police Department Leaders Assist Abusive Police Officer in Dehumanization of Disabled Veterans During a Mental Health Crisis (2024)

“I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse (2024)

February 5, 2024

Ozzy Osbourne, Waiting for Darkness, Bark at the Moon “I just want to disappear” are the last words I said to medical personnel and those same words would end my Air Force career for good. I’m not exactly sure where to start as I’ve never put words to any of this before but here goes. … More “I Just Want to Disappear”: The End Result of a Lifetime of Dehumanization and Abuse (2024)

The US Military Recruited Violent Felons to Support the War Efforts

October 27, 2015

In a recent article published in the Stars and Stripes, the public learned that military commanders were forced to overlook bad behavior to include assault due to wartime demands. According to the article, a recently retired general stated that the “Army desperately needs to clean up misconduct in its ranks.”  The response from the Army’s top … More The US Military Recruited Violent Felons to Support the War Efforts

Complex Trauma, Toxic Leadership, and Heavy Metals Poisoning: A Veteran’s Story (September 16, 2015)

September 16, 2015

Lessons We Learned After Being Scapegoated by Toxic Leaders, Authorities and Public Figures (August 6, 2026) How 9/11, my father’s death, military retaliation, stop-loss, and toxic exposure pushed me to the edge—and why my service still counts. Like a lot of Americans, I have a hard time around 9/11. It’s hard to even write about it … More Complex Trauma, Toxic Leadership, and Heavy Metals Poisoning: A Veteran’s Story (September 16, 2015)