When I left military service in 2020, I had no intention of committing suicide. But then sometimes we have no idea what’s coming in life.

In the military, I knew exactly what I was supposed to do from dusk till dawn. I always had a mission.

But all that changed as soon as I went back to being a civilian. I no longer had a career or direction, much less a mission.
I enlisted in the Marine Corps, then joined the Army, and finally signed up for the National Guard. In the process, I sustained long-lasting injuries that left scars. I was diagnosed with PTSD and still suffer today from night terrors.

Even so, I loved where my life was going. I had not only a career, but also a wife and a son, Callum. Then my life turned upside-down. My wife abruptly left me and filed for custody. I decided against re-enlisting so I could stay near our son.

I had no plan for my........

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