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Soldier with 33 ASVAB apparently smart enough to be a suicide-watch battle buddy

Soldier with 33 ASVAB apparently smart enough to be a suicide-watch battle buddy

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Oct 05, 2022
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SOUTH KOREA — Just seconds after bellowing "I need a body here," Army 1st Sgt. Donald Goodson decided that 17-year-old Pvt. Jarvis Lewis was the perfect choice to escort a soldier with mental health struggles back to the United States.

"Make sure he doesn't, y'know, fucking off himself or whatever," Goodson told Lewis. "You understand me, son?"

Lewis trie…

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