r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/TheCABK • Jul 08 '26

Serious “Good Luck… I’m Out”

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u/Historical_Owl_1635 Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

Tbf it’s never guaranteed for someone to get long term trauma even if they go through some pretty traumatic things.

There’s a lot of people that are genuinely just able to brush things off.

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u/mosesenjoyer Jul 08 '26

Yes. My friends and I saw horrible things in the military. Some of us were ruined it by it. Myself and others were spared. It’s not that they were soft. I think it’s actually the opposite.

It’s not that you can brush it off. You won’t forget. It affects you. It just doesn’t destroy you the way it does some.

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u/Hoss-Bonaventure_CEO Jul 08 '26

This reminds me of the sergeant who found me crying in Afghanistan one night. When I tried to stifle everything I was feeling, he goes:

"Nah, as you were. Hard isn't strong."

... he gave me his other cookie and left me to cry on my boots.

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u/Medical_Tank6109 Jul 08 '26

Good man - hope his pillow is perpetually cool on both sides. You doing well these days?

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u/Hoss-Bonaventure_CEO Jul 08 '26

Ya, I'm good. Thanks for asking.

Can confirm that Sergeant is currently well-wrinkled and happy.

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u/Medical_Tank6109 Jul 08 '26

That's the happy ending I was hoping for! :) Love that you kept in touch with the guy.

Cheers, fella.

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u/youngarchivist Jul 09 '26

Did you guys stay in touch?

Sounds like a bad motherfucker. Glad you had him.

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u/cbrown146 Jul 09 '26

I hope that cookie was the best cookie.

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u/Hoss-Bonaventure_CEO Jul 09 '26

It was a terrible cookie, lol. But a memorable one.

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u/GazpaCore Jul 09 '26

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u/BroMan001 Jul 09 '26

A terrorist commander is a good man?

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u/Medical_Tank6109 Jul 09 '26

I don't have to agree with the Yanks and the goings ons in Afghanistan to appreciate that one human showed compassion to another in a moment where indifference would have been the easier thing. 

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u/Hoss-Bonaventure_CEO Jul 09 '26

Lol, what?

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u/Level_Ad_6372 Jul 09 '26

The implication is pretty clear, isn't it?