Soldier stationed at Fort Campbell took his own life at 23

Suicides up in area
February 3, 2011 - By BRAD BAUER Special to The News and Sentinel

MARIETTA - The last time Marietta resident Andrew Russell spoke to his younger brother, Travis A. Thomas, was to tell him he'd become an uncle.

On Jan. 10, Thomas, a 23-year-old soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky., took his own life.

"He sounded happy and really proud," said Russell, 25, of the conversation telling Thomas about the birth of Russell's son. "That's why I think this was more of an accident. I think he went a little too far with the alcohol. He was too excited about my son to want to do this."

Although Thomas' suicide did not take place in Marietta, local law enforcement has responded to at least four suicide attempts in January.

There were 13 suicide attempts reported to the Washington County Sheriff's Office in all of 2010. Police say there are probably more attempts that are not reported, or deaths that are never determined.
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Suicides up in area