Air Force Veteran Helped Fellow Vets Overcome Ended Own Fight

'I tried'… Final message of transgender Air Force veteran who helped fellow vets through suicidal struggles kills herself
By JULIAN ROBINSON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:50 EST, 26 June 2015

Jess Shipps, of Hampton, Virginia, was found dead on Tuesday, friends say
Served in the military for 10 years before leaving to pursue life as a woman
Wrote 'I tried' on Facebook on the day she died, according to her friends
She saved 'countless' lives by helping LGBT veterans with their problems

A transgender Air Force veteran who helped fellow vets overcome their own suicidal struggles wrote 'I tried' on Facebook before killing herself, it has been revealed.

Jess Shipps, of Hampton, Virginia, was found dead on Tuesday, two years after leaving the military to pursue a life as a woman.

Her last note on Facebook - written the same day as her death - was revealed as friends remembered her work with other LGBT servicemen and women battling their own demons.
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