Spokane institute offers help to troubled vets

Spokane institute offers help to troubled vets
By KOMO Staff
An alarming number of veterans are committing suicide, according to the statistics released by the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration. The agencies found more than 6,200 veterans took their lives in 2005. The rate is double that of average Americans. To Ian Anderson, a retired Marine from Washington state, the rate is not very surprising. Anderson says life after war is no cake walk. Anderson received a hero's welcome when he came home from Iraq. He was shot five times while serving in Iraq and now walks with a limp. But Anderson said his mental struggles cut much deeper than his physical pain. "I was let go, didn't have a job, was scared," he said. "Here's this whole new world, in the military you have a lot of security."
Depression set in.
Anderson even tried to kill himself.
After his failed attempt, Anderson realized he needed help and turned to the Veteran's Outreach Center and learned he was just one of thousands who needed extra help getting back on his feet.
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