He Survived Combat in Iraq. Did a Fellow Soldier Kill Him at Home?

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I've known this kid's father for over 25 years, which makes this just insane. We were childhood friends, but ultimately grew apart and lost touch around a dozen or so years ago. I had a short text session with him about two years ago, after a mutual friend of ours passed due to an illness, but that's about the only communication I've had with him over the years. The last time I saw Jacob he was a little kid and was the same age as my son, but everything I have heard about him over the years was positive. He was a really good guy, which makes this whole affair all the more bizarre. I haven't called his father just because we haven't seen each other in so long and I imagine he's overwhelmed right now, but I dropped him a letter in the mail, old school. This was his only son.

He Survived Combat in Iraq. Did a Fellow Soldier Kill Him at Home?

On Friday, Aug. 2, U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Ashton left Fort Drum in upstate New York for the 5 1/2-hour drive to his hometown in Ohio, where he spent the weekend with his girlfriend. He had made the trip regularly since returning from a nine-month deployment to Iraq this year, his mother, Michelle...

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[Procrustes Stretched]

I've known this kid's father for over 25 years, which makes this just insane. We were childhood friends, but ultimately grew apart and lost touch around a dozen or so years ago. I had a short text session with him about two years ago, after a mutual friend of ours passed due to an illness, but that's about the only communication I've had with him over the years. The last time I saw Jacob he was a little kid and was the same age as my son, but everything I have heard about him over the years was positive. He was a really good guy, which makes this whole affair all the more bizarre. I haven't called his father just because we haven't seen each other in so long and I imagine he's overwhelmed right now, but I dropped him a letter in the mail, old school. This was his only son.

He Survived Combat in Iraq. Did a Fellow Soldier Kill Him at Home?

On Friday, Aug. 2, U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Ashton left Fort Drum in upstate New York for the 5 1/2-hour drive to his hometown in Ohio, where he spent the weekend with his girlfriend. He had made the trip regularly since returning from a nine-month deployment to Iraq this year, his mother, Michelle...

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The full story will hopefully come out.