It’s a time to remember our fallen. - The Buddy CSM@TheBuddyCSM
- Those that didn’t come home like the rest of us.
- Sometimes when we do that though, we deviate off to a dark place.
A dark place where we may experience “survivor’s guilt” or dwell on a terrible experience.
Why was I not on that side of the vehicle when we got hit?
Why did her aircraft crash and mine didn’t?
Why did that bullet miss me and hit him in the collar bone just above his body armor and exit his lower back?
- Thoughts like this aren’t helping anyone and you need to fight against them!
- We don’t know the answers to questions like that and we never will.
I know if I was to make the ultimate sacrifice I wouldn’t want my buddies dwelling over “why” or “what ifs.”
- I would want them to remember me in a positive way and that’s what WE need to do.
- Laugh about the stupid stuff they said or did.
- Be inspired by their skill, tenacity, and courage.
Harness their energy to get one more rep in during a work out.
Use their energy to commit to a project you want to undertake.
We all swear to never forget them, and we will never forget them.
- Remember them the way they would want to be remembered.
- You OWE it to them to KEEP GOING.
