Wisconsin Veterans Affairs launches suicide prevention plan

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Stop The Nightmares

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Stop The Nightmares

BY GRETCHEN EHLKE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Graham knew his son, an ROTC cadet who was studying to be a military physician, was struggling with sadness, but said he didn’t realize the depth of his depression until it was too late.

Graham and his wife, Carol, lost their son Kevin to suicide in 2003 when he was studying pre-med at the University of Kentucky. A second son, 2nd Lt. Jeff Graham, was killed by an improvised explosive device while serving in Iraq in 2004.

Graham, who served in the military for nearly 35 years, said early identification and intervention in mental health crises among military veterans are key to saving lives.

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