Originally Aired: June 23, 2014

We’re already three weeks into this project and I’m getting amazing feedback. Thank you to everyone taking the time to listen and share these stories. Episode Three includes a story from a Marine veteran about his friend who took his own life inside his barracks room.

First, I want to reiterate a few points made at the beginning of the show:

• RESPECT my guests
• Do NOT call them out if they’ve chosen to be anonymous
• Share this with those you feel would benefit
• Be sure to take something from each episode

Secondly, this project has reached success because of my Kickstarter supporters and sponsors. This week’s sponsors are the two graphic designers who have helped design my logo and the graphics you see floating around the site & social media: Aaron Provost and Sean Riordan.

Marine veteran Mark Wade joins me this week.  He shares his experience involving a suicide.  He found a fellow Marine dead in his barracks room.  Mark is very straight forward about how he felt at the time, and how he feels about it now looking back.

This is a conversation between two Marines about a suicide inside the Marine Corps. Let this be an example of how these conversations, while still unpleasant, do not have to be dark and depressing.  We can discuss how these events make us feel and our opinion on how the military and our communities should respond to them.

I hope you become inspired to talk with your friends and family about a suicide in your life and discuss how your community can help others suffering through emotional and mental torment.

Thank you for listening to this episode. I hope you enjoy it and take something from it. Please contact me if you have any questions, feedback, suggestions, or would like to get involved.