Witness saw man shoot self in head
Veteran witness: I knew exactly what the sound was
Updated: Monday, 31 Oct 2011, 2:05 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 31 Oct 2011, 12:18 PM EDT
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - Fort Wayne police are looking into a death investigation that happened around 11:00 Monday morning in the parking lot of the Veterans Hospital. The hospital is located at 2121 Lake Avenue.
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The veteran was a 76y/o Marine who had cancer. When it was covered by the paper, the tiny little article was buried on the 3d page, of a subsection (metro). As of today-9 Nov 2011 the details about this suicide even the information I have included, has not been released. Why?
ReplyDeleteIs it any wonder that society as a whole is ignorant to the needs and issues of our veterans/families?
Thank you for adding more information. Suicide is a tough one to report on because a lot of times the family doesn't want to talk about it, but there is really no excuse for the paper burying the story.
ReplyDeleteI go out and film things going on all the time and the biggest complaint our veterans have is the media is never there. When they do bother to show up, the footage and stories are either a couple of seconds or they don't do them at all.
One of the reasons this blog is here. Someone has to cover their stories and at least try to give them the attention they deserve.