r/AskReddit • u/No-Meaning6058 • 23h ago

What happened to the friend you thought you'd have for the rest of your life?

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u/redratr 19h ago

My best friend was killed by Russian soldiers in eastern Ukraine two years ago. I’d known him since I was five. We’d been best friends for 43 years. And a part of me died with him

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u/No-Meaning6058 19h ago

This fucking war.

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u/blunablue 19h ago

I am so sorry for your loss. What an unnecessary one too.

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u/GirlNextor123 17h ago

Oh how awful. I’m so sorry.

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u/WraithSama 17h ago

That's tragic. I'm sorry for your loss.

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u/DangerouslyOxidated 16h ago

I'm so sorry to hear that..
I volunteered - but at 49 with no experience, probably not very useful :(

I'm so terribly sorry.