A new Pentagon study released this summer showed American solders were almost nine times more likely to die by suicide than enemy fire.
- At Camp Ashland in November, neighbors will take part in a roach march organized by the Nebraska Airborne Association in support of a retreat for Gold Star Families.
- Lydia Burgdorf, a Gold Star Mother, explains, “The simplest definition of what it means to be a Gold Star Mom is you’re a mom whose kids served in the United States military and they never got a chance to take off their uniform because they died.”
- Immediate, free help is available 24/7 for veterans and loved ones in crisis. Call 988 and select 1, text 838255 or visit the Veterans Crisis Line website .
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“Carl is loved forever… that’s his handwriting,” Lydia Burgdorf said as she gestured toward the inside of her left wrist.
The writing was lifted from a letter. The two wrote each other often after Carl enlisted.
“His full name is Carl Thomas Burgdorf. He was named after his grandfathers,” she said proudly.