Army Veteran to Ride Wheelchair 422 Miles for Suicide Awareness

Mary Martin : May 1, 2017
Newsmax Health

"People I've been talking with have no idea that 22 veterans take their lives every day in America. I hope to make people more aware of the veteran suicide rate in this country and start more conversations. Hopefully someone who might not want to talk to a friend or someone they know about what their struggling with will open up." -U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Geartz

[Newxmax Health] Twenty-two. That's the number of American veterans who commit suicide, on average, each day—many of them suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). U.S. Army Sgt. Joshua Geartz is taking matters into his own hands in an attempt to drastically cut that number. (Photo courtesy of Bryan Lasky/via Newsmax Health)

Geartz, who suffered from PTSD...

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