The Brief
- A Detroit outreach group is raising money and awareness after one of their own took his life on Memorial Day.
- Sven Taranto, 47, was a veteran who served eight years in the U.S. Military.
(FOX 2) – On a day meant to support veterans, Detroit instead lost one of their own when Sven Taranto died by suicide.
The heartbreaking case is a reminder of the wounds that men and women bring home with them, both seen and unseen. In Sven’s case, he suffered silently from PTSD and other trauma that he never healed from.
Taranto, 47, served eight years in the U.S. Army and committed his service in Iran where he survived multiple attacks, including one from a military truck explosion. …