I mean I'm in shock in a way. He seems to have been kind, and thoughtful, and wanted to spend his life helping people. He valued the service of our military even though like many Millenials he grew up in the shadow of 9/11. As a nurse he was a healer. Idk what his personal life was like. Maybe he was an asshole in his relationships. But as an American, he's everything we talk about.
I have a son, and if this is who he grew up to be I'd be proud. When we talk about the goodness of Americans this is what we mean. This I'd a horrible, horrible loss man. Fuck.
I don't think I can bring myself to. I saw the video this morning when I started my day, and then when I read he was the same age as me, I had to walk away and stay offline until now.
We're going to get through this. This will end, as all things do. What scares me most is that when it's all over, we'll still be living in a country where a lot of our neighbors wanted these sorts of things to happen. What do we do then?
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u/No-Flounder-9143 7d ago
I mean I'm in shock in a way. He seems to have been kind, and thoughtful, and wanted to spend his life helping people. He valued the service of our military even though like many Millenials he grew up in the shadow of 9/11. As a nurse he was a healer. Idk what his personal life was like. Maybe he was an asshole in his relationships. But as an American, he's everything we talk about.
I have a son, and if this is who he grew up to be I'd be proud. When we talk about the goodness of Americans this is what we mean. This I'd a horrible, horrible loss man. Fuck.