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Video by Sgt. Peter Christian

Washington Military Department Joint Service Support Directorate Suicide Awareness 5K

Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard

Sept. 26, 2014 | 2:49

Washington National Guard Joint Service Support hosted a Suicide Awareness 5K run, Friday, September 26th, 2014 at Camp Murray, Wash. With an estimated 22 veterans a day committing suicide, the Joint Services Support Directorate for the Washington National Guard lined up 22 pairs of combat boots to signify each life lost per day. Suicide warning signs and ways to help were posted all around the Washington National Guard’s gym. More than 150 service members and state employees for the Washington National Guard and Washington Military Department gathered in the pouring rain on this morning to run an estimated five kilometers around the perimeter of the Washington National Guard’s headquarters on Camp Murray for Suicide Prevention Month. Produced by Staff Sgt. Peter Christian. Includes soundbites from Tony Dayton - National Alliance 2 End Veteran Suicide and The Adjutant General of the Washington Military Department Maj. Gen. Bret D. Daugherty.