Saturday, April 16, 2011

Veterans Advocate Kills Self After Losing His Battle With Depression



'He Had Turned His Life Around': Mystery Of Handsome Purple Heart-Winning Marine And Mental Health Advocate Who Killed Himself -- The Daily Mail

He won a Purple Heart for his bravery in Iraq and so epitomised the survivor spirit he appeared as a mental health advocate in a public service announcement to help veterans cope.

But last month, 28-year-old former Marine corporal Clay Hunt shot himself in his Houston apartment.

His heartbreaking suicide has deeply shaken his fellow veterans, who are at a loss to explain why the handsome Marine - who outwardly was coping well after leaving the military - would take his own life.

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More News On The Suicide Of Clay Hunt

Veterans Advocate Kills Self After War Tours in Iraq, Afghanistan -- FOX News
Ex-Marine, veterans' advocate kills himself -- MSNBC
Suicide of Veteran who served in Iraq, promoted humanitarian work saddens fellow veterans -- Washington Post
Veteran Loses Battle With Depression After Helping Others With Their Own -- At War/New York Times
One big question haunts Marine's suicide: Why? -- CNN

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