Mother creates memorial wall for veterans who died of suicide
Janine Lutz creates memorial as way to honor son, others
Local 10 News
Author: John Turchin, Crime Specialist
Published On: May 25 2015
Weston Florida
Not all who lost their lives serving the United States died in battle.
An astounding number of veterans commit suicide after they return home. The mother of one of them believes they deserve to be remembered and honored on Memorial Day.
Janine Lutz created an 8-foot-tall, 50-foot-long wall displaying the faces and stories of veterans who died of suicide.
"With every tick of the clock, we are losing veterans," Lutz told Local 10 News. "With every 65 minutes, another veteran is dying of suicide."
Lutz has named the memorial wall after her son, Lance Cpl. Janos Lutz. The 24-year-old committed suicide two years ago.
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