[Info-vax] Terry Shannon - gone 10 years

[David Froble]

VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> In article <44de1$5579c1e7$5ed4324a$30869 at news.ziggo.nl>, Dirk Munk <munk at home.nl> writes:
>> VAXman- at SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
>>> In article <d43f1$55797fd3$5ed4324a$14276 at news.ziggo.nl>, Dirk Munk <munk at home.nl> writes:
>>>> mcleanjoh at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> I thought we should note that Terry Shannon, who needs no introduction to this groups, died 26 May 2005, which is now 10 years and 2 weeks ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Shannon_(IT).
>>>>>
>>>> Thanks for remembering us.
>>>>
>>>> It doesn't say anywhere why he died at such a young age, do you happen
>>>> to know why?
>>> I do.  Terry suffered from depression.  Need I say more?
>>>
>> No, Norm Raphael pointed that out too.
>>
>> Must have been that Itanium thing then (sorry, black humour).
> 
> ...more like PTSD from his Vietnam service.

I'm not going to get into any discussion for or against the US 
involvement in Vietnam, other than to say, maybe we all learned a 
lesson, "don't send our children to die in somebody else's problems".

Vietnam ruined many lives of the veterans.  You go there, you do 
despicable things[1], you have to wonder why, and in the end, it was all 
for nothing.  That can be tough to take.  Many could not take it.  Those 
who can, well, you got to wonder a bit about us ....

[1] How can you shoot women and children?  "Helicopter gunner", You 
don't lead them as much.