A us army soldier and fitness influencer committed suicide few days after daughter’s 12th birthday.
Friends of the sergeant Michelle Young, 34, were the ones shared the news about his death and in which they reported that took his life, reported the DailyMail.
Days before, Young shared a post celebrating her daughter Gracie’s birthday with your audience more than 100 thousand followers.
“Happy birthday to the sweetest girl I have ever met. She is a force to be reckoned with, she is resourceful, ambitious, kind, compassionate, intelligent, hard-working, funny and selfless. I cried the entire time I did this. I love you forever, my girl. The best part of my life is being your mom,” he wrote on his Instagram.
It is because of the above, that sHis death has impacted family, friends and followers in networks, because it was a good mother of familywhich also He had proudly served his country.
“Michelle was always very kind to me. We often talked about our daughters and how similar they are. I know she loved Gracie more than anything. I can’t believe this happened,” wrote her friend Brianna Hasan.
Who was Michelle Young?
Resident of Prescott, Arizona, enlisted in the military at 17 years old. He returned from his first deployment seven years later, shortly after his daughter’s second birthday.
The 34-year-old woman He served two terms in Afghanistan, the most recent in 2021. That same year, extended his military contract for turn 20 years old. In September, he had turned 16 years old.
In his free time, Young worked as a volunteer in crisis and trauma response and at the same time he was like volunteer at a shelter premises for homeless women and children.
In a post, he explained that your passion for service was caused by suicide of his own brother.
“That day changed my life forever, but it also created a passion for helping others that I don’t think I would have had if I hadn’t experienced the pain of losing him,” Young explained.
The Military values were deeply rooted in his family. The soldier often spoke of his grandfather, a navy veteran who served in the Second World War.
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“When I was a child, the idea of joining the army never crossed my mind. I didn’t know any women who were in the army,” the 34-year-old woman wrote, adding that the only person she knew who had served at the time of her enlistment was her grandfather.