#22KILL

A fellow Marine called me to the carpet about my last blog entry. Specifically, she confronted me--professionally and privately--about several assertions I made about the effectiveness of the #22KILL campaign in accomplishing its goal of raising awareness about veteran suicide. More than that, though, she pointed out that I'd denigrated a group that was trying to do its best to address a problem in order to promote my own work. Ouch. That stung. Mostly because it was true and I hadn't thought about it that way. Truth is, addressing veteran suicide is a daunting task that requires passionate people [...]