Words are just that... Words. If someone truly appreciate the sacrifice... Let them go down to the local recruiters office and sign up. I mean we are STILL at war with terrorists. I tell them that too.

He didn’t look dangerously unhealthy? What exactly is that supposed to mean? My best guess is that he overdosed on heroin from the description in the papers.

I’ve watched a good number of people die myself serving in the US Army. People that died protecting people like you who sit around and whine and complain about life. If you don’t like your life... Do something about it. If you want to feel good about yourself... Do something to help others. Maybe even join the army.…

As a sports medicine doctor, I can almost certainly assure you he didn’t die of natural causes. There’s more to this story. Wait for details to come out. Given how often he was traded, and the abrupt end to his career... I would strongly suspect substance abuse.