22 Veterans Research Paper

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The United States has been involved in active conflict in the Middle East since the 9-11 attacks. In that 15-year time frame the number of veterans has grown to over two and a half million men and women.

These aren’t older solders who served their twenty years and are now enjoying retirement; these are young men and women who served a tour or two and they come back permanently scared physically and/or mentally.

"It's turned me from a really alive, pretty happy person into somebody who is numb. I don't know how to feel anymore.”
-Former Army Sgt. Michelle Saunders

Many of these young men and women come back alive but missing limbs from injuries that would have cost them their lives in wars past.

Nearly one million of those veterans are …show more content…
The organization 22kill.com is starting a campaign to get 22 million push ups videoed and posted on social media, not to raise money but awareness of the issue facing veterans.

As friends and family of these young veterans we can not rely on the VA to catch all the veterans who are considering suicide we the friends, family and coworkers of these men and women have to be aware of the issues and be ready to help if need be.

My older brother was one of the 22. He served in the Marine Corp during the first Gulf War and then after 9-11 rejoined the Navy and served as a Sea Bee. He came back with an injured back and demons we had no idea he was dealing with. He lived his days in almost constant pain and one day that pain just got too much and he put and end to the pain the only way he felt he could.

22kill.com is working hard to raise awareness of this problem.

How the 22 push up challenge works -

Help us reach our goal to get 22 Million pushups – To honor those who serve and to raise awareness for veteran suicide prevention through education and empowerment. Every pushup counts so don’t be shy to show your support for our veterans. You can do as many or few pushups as you can or choose. Whether it’s 1 or 100 in a row, we will accept them however they come. They can be assisted (on your knees), incline (on a desk/wall), or if you physically are unable to do any, we’ll even take air
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