FAMMOly Helps AMMO Brother

6 March 2015

FAMMOLy

I came across a thread on Facebook regarding a young man who received an early out discharge from the Air Force.  He is one of our young AMMO brothers.  Since his discharge, his life seems to keep throwing curve balls, creating a mostly negative experience.  He worked at a few dead end jobs and even tried to go back to school.  He loved music and thought he had a place with a local band.  He and the band went separate ways earlier this week.  He stayed up all night, he proceeded to get wasted, and then, he began to think.  Luckily, some of his thoughts began spilling onto his Facebook page.  He said he wanted to die, but he could not kill himself.  He wanted someone to kill him.

Some Ammo friends fresh from the shock of one of our own retiree’s death by “suicide by cops” last week saw his comments are were concerned.  This created a beehive of activity.  Ammo Brother Jimmy Taylor (Ammo Veterans Association) began spreading the word that a brother needed help.  The Ammo pages on Facebook and phone network in our community lit up.  Jimmy was able to talk by phone to the young man.  He missed the Air Force, he missed the camaraderie of AMMO, but circumstances prevent him from getting back in.  He was ready to give up.  After notification of the police in his hometown, they immediately sent a unit to do a safety check.  The young man is now safe and being checked out for his depression.

An AMMO troop is a deputy on the local police department, so now we can maintain close contact going forward.  The young man has received hundreds of friend requests from members of our FAMMOly.  These requests came from all across the world.

His short tenure in AMMO does not diminish his standing, Once an AMMO troop, Always an AMMO troop!  A couple of years in the Air Force Ammo family constitutes “FAMMOly” for life.

He will not be one of the 22 today!

On behalf of the ACA, I would like to thank Jimmy Taylor, Bob Jones, the members of the Ammo Veterans Association, and all the other AMMO troops who stepped up today.  We are still part of the FAMMOly even after we separate from service.  Keep up the incredible things you do.  Keep the Flame Burning!  And remember…

“If you Aint AMMO, You Aint Shit”!

2 thoughts on “FAMMOly Helps AMMO Brother”

  1. A big thanks needs to go out to three ammo lady’s that brought this to my attention and the ammo community. Carolyn Olsen , Margot gall and awesome job by Brittany Lou heybrock who was finding his family and was on the phone with the police . Just a outstanding out pouring of ammo love by a lot of people . Love you all

  2. I served with Cmsgt Mike Curran in Phan Rang in ’67 when he was an A1C and my crew chief. I know that he passed away in Sept. of 2013. I have pictures of Mike that his family would like but I have no way of getting the pictures to them. I could send them along to the Ammo Chiefs and you could forward them along to the family.

    Jim Kucipeck
    46150, ’65 – ’69
    Lowry, Kunsan, Phan Rang, Hill AFB

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