Why we should never go to war as lightly as the Neocon contingent would have us do
A sane, respected family man does six months in Iraq.
Quote of note:
Last month Guindon and his team were awarded Army combat honors after carrying out more than 100 missions.
Save us all from military honors.
Airman dies day after return from duty in Iraq
MERRIMACK — A decorated member of the New Hampshire Air National Guard killed himself at his home Wednesday, just a day after returning from a six-month tour of duty in Iraq.
Tech. Sgt. Dave Guindon, 48, of Merrimack was a member of the 157th Air Refueling Wing based in Newington. In Iraq, he and four other members of the unit provided security to Army convoys. They returned Tuesday.
According to the state medical examiner’s office, Guindon died Wednesday afternoon of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Maj. Gen. John E. Blair, who heads the New Hampshire National Guard, said even after having two days to absorb the shock, the news is baffling.
“The problem is trying to rationalize an irrational act. It’s hard to know how to address this thing, I’m so confused and baffled. I don’t know how to categorize it,” Blair said yesterday.
Blair was among those waiting at Manchester Airport Tuesday to welcome Guindon and his fellow airmen after a six-month deployment in Iraq.
“I spent some time speaking with him Tuesday, and I got quite the opposite impression. He particularly was talking to me about the pride they had in helping our transportation company,” Blair said.
Don't know if I should thank Rook or not…
