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Self-Sacrifice: A Son, A Soldier, A Suicide

Keesling's suicide has brought the struggles of military officers into the spotlight.

07/14/2011 | Rating NR

Self-Sacrifice: A Son, A Soldier, A Suicide

Self-Sacrifice: A Son, A Soldier, A Suicide

Special | 30mVideo has Closed Captions

Keesling's suicide has brought the struggles of military officers into the spotlight.

In June 2009, Chancellor Keesling took his own life while serving with the Army Reserve. Statistics show more American military personnel now die in Iraq and Afghanistan from suicide than from combat. Gregg Keesling reflects on his family’s experience in hopes of helping us better understand the enormity of the problem of suicide in the military, and what can be done to make the situation better.

07/14/2011 | Rating NR

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Self-Sacrifice: A Son, A Soldier, A Suicide is a local public television program presented by WFYI

Self-Sacrifice: A Son, A Soldier, A Suicide

Self-Sacrifice: A Son, A Soldier, A Suicide

Special | 30mVideo has Closed Captions

In June 2009, Chancellor Keesling took his own life while serving with the Army Reserve. Statistics show more American military personnel now die in Iraq and Afghanistan from suicide than from combat. Gregg Keesling reflects on his family’s experience in hopes of helping us better understand the enormity of the problem of suicide in the military, and what can be done to make the situation better.

07/14/2011 | Rating NR

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