Veterans Patrol Notorious Pasadena Bridge

Reminder: The number 22 a day, or 23 when current military members are included, is not even close to the real numbers. These are numbers the media has pushed because it was easier than reading the whole report. The other part wrong in this is when it says "24 hour shift" because as you'll see in the video, it is an hour.

Veterans Patrol Notorious Pasadena Bridge To Raise Awareness For PTSD, Suicide Prevention
CBS Los Angeles
June 23, 2015

“The VA is happy to give men drugs to help them with PTSD, but holistic medicine seems to be working a whole lot better,” Vietnam War veteran Ben Hayes said. Veterans are signed up for 24-hour shifts to patrol the bridge through Saturday.

PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — Military veterans patrolled the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena on Tuesday night as a symbolic gesture to raise awareness for suicide prevention.

Hundreds of veterans from across the country were walking the bridge as part of Wellness Works’ Not On My Watch campaign to help fellow veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The campaign also looks to curb a staggering suicide rate the group identifies as 23 veterans per day.
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