Many of you are aware that during my third deployment to Iraq in 2009-10 I lost one of my soldiers to suicide. The day I learned of SSG Amy Tirador's death was the worst day of my Army career and quite possibly the worst day of my life. I'm still haunted by it all to this day. I've written about it several times before including
here, a few days after it happened;
here, where I discuss the day in detail;
the days following the incident; and finally,
feeling followed by my memories.
In that last post I mention that one day I'll make the trip to New York to see her grave and hopefully make my peace.
I finally had that opportunity on Tuesday during a roadtrip to Albany, NY and Boston, MA. I'm certainly never going to forget what happened that day in Iraq, but I hope to get some closure with this visit and start putting my demons to rest.
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