Family grieves after PTSD Marine veteran lost battle

Family mourns after local marine falls to PTSD
WECT News
By: Stacey Pinno
Posted: Sep 15, 2014

Kalitz held a memorial for her older brother James on Sunday to honor both his life and spread awareness of this common sickness. (Source: WECT)

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WECT)
Nearly 10 percent of Americans will suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. It is a deadly sickness that has claimed the lives of countless military members -- it's most recent victim was a 32-year-old marine veteran from Pender County.

James "Jimmy" Salvatore Kalitz went missing on August 27, and left a note saying that he planned to hurt himself.

There was an extensive search for him until his body was found on August 31, by officials in a wooden area near his home in Pender County.

Kalitz was a member of the United States Marine Corps and was stationed in Jacksonville, NC.

"Some of these pictures really capture his personality," smiled his sister Michelle Kalitz, as she pointed to the dozens of pictures that showed the happy and joyful life her brother had before PTSD took over.

Kalitz held a memorial for her older brother on Sunday to honor both his life and spread awareness of this common sickness.
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