Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Suicides amongst veterans on the rise

Suicides amongst veterans on the rise
Updated: Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - It's an alarming statistic, but according to the Army Times , each day 18 veterans commit suicide.

With veterans serving multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, those numbers only continue to rise.

Tuesday, one of those veterans was laid to rest at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk.

10 On Your Side introduced Hampton Roads to Iraq veteran Jonathan Bartlett in 2004. Bartlett, then 19-years-old, lost both legs after the Humvee he was driving hit an improvised explosive device (IED).

The courage and determination displayed by Bartlett inspired many to help him rebuild his life.

Last week, Bartlett, like so many other returning war veterans, took his own life. He was 27-years-old.

When 10 On Your Side first met Bartlett, he was undergoing physical therapy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. While his legs were gone, his fighting spirit was not.

"I screamed, 'Why me?', like twice, and I was, you know, I had tears in my eye,s and I got over it. It's just the way it is. It's just something you have to deal with," Bartlett said in a previous interview with 10 On Your Side.
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