Austin Valley Death: Another Avoidable Army Suicide

There are few things more likely to produce horrible outcomes than men who will not advocate for themselves becoming wedged in the machinery of bureaucracy. This appears to be the case for a young soldier who attempted suicide while deployed to Poland and then ended himself in his ex-girlfriend’s apartment as the police closed in.

Janet Reitman reports for the New York Times magazine:

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Luther Ray Abel

Luther Ray Abel is an Associate Editor for National Review. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Luther is a proud native of Sheboygan, Wis.

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There are few things more likely to produce horrible outcomes than men who will not advocate for themselves becoming wedged in the machinery of bureaucracy. This appears to be the case for a young soldier who attempted suicide while deployed to Poland and then ended himself in his ex-girlfriend’s apartment as the police closed in.

Janet Reitman reports for the New York Times magazine: