I dont understand sometimes how people can say they know what another person is going through unless they have been through it them selves.  It's hard sometimes to know what it is like to loose someone very close to you unless you have been through it.  I know that loosing someone is hard no matter the circumstances but unless you have truly lost someone you cared for and loved you can't begin to understand any of the pain.   

Brings me to the point of loosing a close friend last deployment.   No, He wasnt family but he was a good friend as well as his wife.  They were family to us. Loosing someone close tears you apart. It is hard to deal with no matter who it is.   I know  that to this day both the Death of David and Bill is so hard on him.  I remember Rick telling me that he was just talking to Bill on the radio and we lost him shortly after that.  

Loss is a loss no matter who they are..  Bill has been gone for a year and it still bothers me to this day that I couldn't do more for his wife and girls. He was a friend to us all..  David has been gone since 2006 and is truly missed still..  They both touched so many lives and are always remembered no matter what journeys are ahead.  

What to learn from this and the loss of someone.

Never take life for granted. Live life to the fullest.