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Concerned Facebook Community Prevents Soldier's Suicide

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12 Nov 2012 33 views
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Concerned Facebook Community Prevents Soldier's Suicide
On October 24th, Michael Cali Moore, a National Guardsman, sent Dan, the anonymous founder of the Facebook page Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said a message concerning another Guardsman who was planning on killing himself that night.

On October 24th, Michael Cali Moore, a National Guardsman, sent "Dan," the anonymous founder of the Facebook page "Awesome Sh*t My Drill Sergeant Said" a message concerning his Battle Buddy, a Guardsman in another platoon:

"I don't know where else to turn. I'm 100% certain that my friends is planning on killing himself tonight and I cannot get a hold of him or anyone that can get to him. Can you help me?" he wrote, adding details of his friend's personal and financial woes.

The answer turned out to be yes.

(READ the full story from Yahoo News)

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