The Disillusionment and Death of military me: Let It Go, It Is Finished!

Nearing two decades, Serving in the military has been my dominant purpose and identity. More often than not, this primary role dominated the Energy I had left for anyone or anything else-which incurred some consequences but felt so purposeful. So what happens when this dominant identity is in ruins, decimated, can no longer function in the world it has known, and is no longer considered an asset?  How does that impression of nothingness manifest into the expression of Who I AM? In the wake of the Death of military me, grieving hurts. What is this bereavement that I feel for my Solider identity who is no longer? Yet still, I AM...!