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Evita De La Cruz talked about her husband, a veteran of the Iraq war, and the difficulties he encountered getting psychological help after returning from overseas.
âIt was viewed as a sign of weakness,â De La Cruz told a group of about 150 Wednesday morning at the one-day VA Loma Linda Healthcare Systemâs Clay Hunt-Mental Health Summit. Her husband, James, kept his mood swings and other issues private once he was out of the military. On Jan. 13, 2013, James shot himself, a tearful De La Cruz told the group.
An average of 20 veterans commit suicide each day, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for Americans Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2015, aims to reduce that number and improve mental health of veterans who are transitioning out of the military.
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THE PROBLEM THAT COMBAT VETERANS HAVE, NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR BRAIN THE PROBLEM THEY HAVE IS “”””””” THEIR CONSCIENCE””””””””.
AND THAT PROBLEM CAN NOT BE TAKEN CARE BY A DAMN PHSYCIATRIST, THE CONSCIENSE CAN ONLY BE HEELD BY GOD HIMSELF, FOR ALL THE CRAP THE CAUSED OVERSEAS WITH ALL THOSE INOCENT PEOPLE THAT THEY KILLED BASED ON LIES.
IN THEIR MINDS THE VETERANS WERE JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS, BUT THEIR COUNSCIENCE DO NOT FOLLOW MEN’S ORDERS THE CONSCIENCE IS LIKE A REFEREE THAT POINTS OUT TO A MAN’S BRAIN WHEN THE MAN IS DOING EVIL IN GOD’S EYES.
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