Stuart Langridge killed himself at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton in March 2008, after 5 previous attempts at suicide. He was suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome after serving tours in Bosnia and Afghanistan.
Stuart Langridge's mother said that the Canadian Defence Department didn’t provide her son with the treatment that he needed. Also that officials neglected to initially inform the family that Langridge had left a suicide note. They received the letter two weeks after his death. Also that the military made an error during the funeral and handed the Canadian flag to a former girlfriend instead of family members.
Eight months after the suicide came another disturbing revelation: The military informed the family that it had forgotten to launch an investigation into Langridge’s death.
The family were also told that they could no longer contact the Canadian Ministry of Defence about their son’s death.
Shame on the Canadian Military for sending off a man to war and then when he falls apart, kicking him to the curb, when he needed serious psychiatric counselling.
After 5 suicide attempts, no one at the Military Base caught on that this young man was disturbed and needed help?
Let us pray to God the Father, Jesus, all of the saints and all of the angels that Stuart Langridge is in heaven. Let us pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen
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