Soldier's Widow Speaks Out About Depression After Her Husband's Suicide
News Channel 5
Alexandra Koehn
November 27, 2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It's a tragedy that has become sadly commonplace, soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines surviving combat, only to take their own lives. A local widow hoped to raise awareness about depression after her husband, a soldier, became the latest unfortunate statistic.
Conner said, "It's so hard because he just wanted to do everything he could for this country, and it's just like he felt like he couldn't do it anymore. He felt like he would fail his family."
Two weeks after returning from Baghdad, Kaitlin said Justin took his life on November 18...
A grieving widow, now left to fend alone for her 3 small children.
Conner said, "I honestly believe if my husband thought he could get help and not lose his job, he'd probably still be here right now."
Now she wants other military wives to not be afraid to speak up, and possibly save their loved one's life.
Conner said, "Screw the money, screw taking care of your family cause you won't have a family if your husband or wife... if they don't get help..."
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