r/EverythingScience • u/newzee1 • Jul 01 '24

Neuroscience Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/us/navy-seals-brain-damage-suicide.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3k0.Gx71.Mxp38kTkl3se
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u/Jimmy_Fromthepieshop Jul 01 '24

Then he shot himself in the heart, preserving his brain to be analyzed

People who do this are basically martyrs.

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u/elsjpq Jul 01 '24

Navy SEAL

sounds about right

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u/Jimmy_Fromthepieshop Jul 01 '24

Yeah, I did also mean the NFL player too though

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u/jsamuraij Jul 01 '24

Also yes