Soldier dies during training in Iraq (Heart Attack 24 yr old )

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2003/12/23/soldier_dies_during_training_in_iraq/

Three months after returning from his second tour of duty in Korea, Army Sergeant Glenn R. Allison left for another mission. But this time, he landed in the epicenter of current American conflict, Iraq.

The new mission lasted less than a week. The 24-year-old from Pittsfield had a heart attack on Dec. 18 during physical training, his mother said yesterday.

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Allison's mother said she was perplexed by the cause of death because she believed her son was in excellent health. He had been sickened recently by shots he was required to take before entering Iraq, and she wondered if they played a role in his death.

[leftchick]

1. RIP soldier

:cry:

[liberalhistorian]

2. "He had been sickened by shots he was required to take",

BINGO, that says it all right there. Thank God that federal judge ruled in favor of those who want a choice as to whether or not to take the shots instead of being forced to against their will and without even knowing all of the true consequences to their health.

[readmylips]

3. Too late for my stepson...

the shots have turned his life into total dispare. He suffers from deep depression and has become abusive with his wife and children. At first, he kept it secret from the military fearing he would be discharged if they new he was going psychiatric treatment and taking medication. We were paying for his medication and could no longer afford it. He had to turn to military medical treatment. Well, he's not the only one suffering from deep depression. There are hundreds of soldiers suffering from the bad affects of military shots. And to add, he also suffers from other physical problems caused by depleted iranium exposior in Kawait.

God Bless the bushes and to hell with Americans.

[leftchick]

5. that is so sad....

I pray for your stepson's return to good health and to the ruination of the * regime......

[readmylips]

7. Thank you for your prayers...

We begged him not to join the military but he wanted to make the military his career. It was an escape for him to quit college and refused to follow his father's outstanding education. Seventeen years in the military and has nothing to show for not even college, except for bad health and financial problems. Pray is all we can do.

[Vitruvius]

4. I wonder if they were also giving him "go pills" = pep pills.

The bastards definitely treat our boys as expendable units.

[Knoxville_Bob]

8. Sadly

It's because they are. And they're treated that way by every administration. The military is a tool for enforcing national policy on the global stage. And that's all it's ever been. And yes, that's speaking from experience under Reagan, Bush I, and Clinton.

[NickB79]

6. Move along, nothing to see here

I mean, 24-yr olds die from heart attacks all the time, right? Nothing to worry about here then.