It’s a chilling statistic: Twenty-two United States veterans commit suicide a day, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The latest victim: Thirty-year-old Air Force Reserve Capt. Jamie Brunette. Brunette, the youngest of five children from Milwaukee, had served two tours of duty in Afghanistan during her 11-year Air Force career. On Feb. 9, police in Tampa, Fla., found her dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Yahoo News’ Bianna Golodryga sat down with two of Brunette’s friends at a gathering this week to honor Brunette’s memory and raise awareness about post-traumatic stress disorder, something Brunette’s friends say was hard for her to talk about.
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So sad! Her poor family and friends. We need to stop the wars and violence! So senseless really. Seems like our Government Keeps the wars going for their own profit and greed.
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