He stopped laughing 
          His smile was gone
The sparkle in His eyes
                 Was blank
You could tell something was wrong

              His mood always dark
His outlook blue
               There was no more brightness
As he looked thru you

               Combat deployment’s 
Too many to count
            As time wore on
He was no longer up
                   Always down

       Hyperviligant  to the extreme
When that ran its course 
                Depression setting in
His brain would scream 

        The depression didn’t get better 
Rather it grew steadily worse 
             Until one day 
  He took his life - feeling there was no other course 

                Prior to his death
He made one simple request
            That his body be donated 
His brain to be checked 

       Finally……the link in the chain was found 
                Weapons used at his disposal
Caused irreversible damage
        Round after round 

                    Now we know 
     It just isn’t the roadside bombs
It’s the use of our own weapons
  That also causes  brain injury and harm……



WB KSG

  Never forget the sacrifices of our servicemen and servicewomen….,