Marine’s suicide shines light on depression
Mills Bigham was a 19-year-old Marine in Iraq when he made his first kill.While on a foot patrol, someone hurled a grenade at Bigham’s squad. Bigham, who was at the point, turned and fired.”I pulled the trigger quickly, twice. Pop … pop,” the Columbia Marine wrote in his journal.
Mills’ First Kill: The Beginning
Let me tell you about my first kill, so you can understand the way death may or may not affect the living party. It took place in Hit, Iraq, on February 13th, 2006. I was on point, patrolling south, and searching for IEDs on the Main Service Road. I was doing everything a 19 year old does [...]
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