Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Returning troops need help to cope

Veteran: Returning troops need help to cope
Suicide prevention and the military was discussed Friday at an event in York.
By ANGIE MASON
Daily Record/Sunday News
Updated:02/22/2013

Bill Kohler says he never thought about killing himself after returning from tours of service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

But there were times he felt numb.

"It's not that I wanted to take my life, but I didn't really care if it ended," he said.

Kohler, a veteran of the Army National Guard, spoke Friday at the York County Suicide Prevention Coalition's lunch and learn on the topic of suicide prevention and the military. Kohler served as a combat medic in Iraq in 2005 and 2006 and was injured by an IED during his last tour, according to a news release.
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