Trump insisted no troops were seriously injured
in Iraq, but a Philly vet’s final words show the
true cost of war.
By Helen Ubiñas
February 15, 2020 "Information
Clearing House" - It’s
been six weeks since Rosalind Williams’ 30-year-old
son, Army veteran Corey Michael Hadley, took his own
life.
When grieving the death of a child, that’s a
moment. A blink of an eye, a flip of a calendar.
Barely enough time for Williams to pick herself up
and return to her Northeast High School classroom
where she teaches science.
And yet in that small window, 900 other military
parents have been dealt the same blow — left behind
to try to find the rhythm of a life that they’ve
lost after losing their children to suicide.
According to the most recent data from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, about 20 veterans,
active-duty service members and members of the
National Guard and Reserve,
die by their own hand every day.
