A Great Cadet Lost

I'm not even sure what to write. I never thought that facebook could be the way that I find out that I've lost someone in my life. I logged on tonight after work to the worst possible scenario. I use facebook to keep up with those who are living the lives, at least part of them, that I wish I could. The one thing that truly linked my Papa and I. I use it to keep up with the Cadets that I was in AFROTC with. There were a select few of us when I was there known as 250s. Those of us who were combining our 100 and 200 years into one crowded year. Ben, Nicole, Aaron and I were four of the five. I can't for the life of me remember the name of the fifth, only the details about him. I've followed the careers (though still in the program) of Ben, Nicole & Aaron through myspace and facebook. When I logged on tonight the pictures of many of the cadets had changed.... all to pictures of Ben. More specifically in memory of Cadet Ben Gerling. At first I thought it was a joke. I mean Ben was such an amazing man, he knew how to pick people up. He knew what he wanted and did whatever it took to get it. I still don't know what happened...

I have an answer, well as much of one as I'll ever get regarding the situation. He committed suicide during the first part of May.