PTSD Veterans Memorial Wall
Establish a memorial wall to formally recognize and honor military veterans who have passed away as a result of PTSD.
A story has recently been published about a Marine who was stationed at Camp Pendleton and committed suicide due to the PTSD he endured after returning from his deployment in Afghanistan. After the Marine?s death, his mother attempted to get his name engraved on a local memorial for fallen soldiers. The memorial denied her request, explaining that it only engraves the names of soldiers that appear in the Department of Defense?s official list of those who died ?in combat.? Despite her best efforts of fighting to get her son?s name on the wall, the grieving mother did not succeed in getting the memorial to look past this policy.Â
Unfortunately, many other military families share a similar story. Over the last year, more
US service members were found to have taken their own lives than killed in combat. Yet, soldiers who die as a result of illness triggered by PTSD and/or suicide are not included on the memorial walls across this country that claim to ?honor all veterans.? I find this issue incredibly troubling and something that needs to be addressed.
Thus, I ask Congress to consider building a PTSD Veterans Memorial Wall to formally recognize and honor military soldiers who passed away from a PTSD-related death/suicide. We owe a great duty to these veterans who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom. The PTSD Veterans Memorial Wall will properly commemorate their service on a national level and forever remember them as casualties of war.
Unfortunately, many other military families share a similar story. Over the last year, more
US service members were found to have taken their own lives than killed in combat. Yet, soldiers who die as a result of illness triggered by PTSD and/or suicide are not included on the memorial walls across this country that claim to ?honor all veterans.? I find this issue incredibly troubling and something that needs to be addressed.
Thus, I ask Congress to consider building a PTSD Veterans Memorial Wall to formally recognize and honor military soldiers who passed away from a PTSD-related death/suicide. We owe a great duty to these veterans who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom. The PTSD Veterans Memorial Wall will properly commemorate their service on a national level and forever remember them as casualties of war.
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