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Please view, subscribe and share our Special Memorial for Families and Veterans who lost a Veteran to suicide. I want to thank American Legion Post 5's Honor Guard, Chip Shields, Pastor Springman, Carol Rasor, Linda Pugsley and JR Scoggin for making this a meaningful event.
Special thanks to Tampa City Council @luis Viera for his words.
Veterans Counseling Veterans is the only organization that holds a Memorial Ceremony for Veterans who chose suicide instead of life. There are some who feel I shouldn't have held this ceremony on Memorial Day.
They feel it marginalizes those who died in battle. I differ, as a combat Veteran, I don't differentiate how a Military or Veteran died. For me Memorial Day is a day of "remembrance" for all Military and Veterans who served and died to protect this great country. If you really want to eliminate the "Stigma" I recommend you we start with ourselves