Suicide
Hello my name is Miranda Kruse, wife of CPO Jerald Kruse of the United States Navy. On January 1, 2006 Jerald put a gun to his head and committed suicide. Jerald had less than a year before he hit his 20 year retirement mark.
Jerald and I met in 2003 and we had instant chemistry. We were both single parents, and shortly after we met we fell in love, and soon began living together. Our families blended nicely and we were happy. However, as the first year passed us Jerald’s mental health problems started to become a parent. Sleep became a issue for Jerald he could not get enough. For some reason falling asleep and staying asleep became anxiety instead of relaxation. Then in 2004 he began rocking his chin to his knees back and forth. Shortly into this obsessive rocking a incident happened that was the trigger…