Suicides in the armed forces are at a record high... and one family has felt the loss acutely... 


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The Graham's story was recently featured in the Army Times, in an article entitled 2 Star-Speaks Out About Son's Suicide

 

...Read more HERE 

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Two stars rest on each of Mark Graham's shoulders. The names of his deceased sons, "Kevin" and "Jeff," are engraved in each.

 

Second Lt. Jeff Graham, 23, died Feb. 19, 2004, when a roadside bomb exploded in Kalidiyah, Iraq, while the young leader protected his platoon.

 

Kevin Graham, 21, a top ROTC cadet at the University of Kentucky, took his own life on June 21, 2003. No one saw the lethality of his depression.

 

"They both fought different enemies," Graham said during a recent interview.

 

 *Watch the Grahams tell their story HERE*

  Jeff & Kevin Graham never lived to see their father earn the stars that made him Fort Carson's top General before his retirement in August of 2012. 
 
Carol & Mark Graham have become avid advocates of suicide prevention, speaking nation-wide since the loss of their sons.

Their focus is to provide the best mental health care possible for our nation's service members by continuing to encourage them to seek the help they desperately need & deserve.

 

  

Carol & Mark Graham have received numerous accolades for their tireless commitment to suicide prevention and mental health.

 

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