Warning Signs of Suicidal Airmen

Moody: Warning Signs of Suicidal Airmen
Two airmen died this month in possible suicides; one is still under investigation.
Apr 25, 2012
Reporter: Greg Gullberg

Valdosta, Ga.

Two recent deaths are now putting Moody Air Force Base on high alert for suicidal behavior.

Two airmen died this month in possible suicides; one is still under investigation. It's been about two and a half years since the last suicide at Moody.

"People are not made to stand up to that kind of grueling activity. And that's one of the reasons we see as much Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as we have today," said Ed Kent.

Kent is a Gulf War veteran and member of the Georgia State Department of Veteran's Services. He helps military personnel with PTSD cope with everyday life.

Kent sees first hand how suicide is an ever lingering fog over our armed forces. He says our men fighting today face challenges like nothing his generation ever knew.
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