It's a story we're all too familiar with hearing: A veteran comes home after years of being abroad and, after years of following the rules, working hard, following orders, and putting their lives on the line every single day, these brave men and women come home with little to no support system to ease them into the transition of civilian life.
Many soldiers are completely bewildered on the suddenness of the change. For those that saw battle, they may easily have post-traumatic stress syndrome
It turns out that this problem has gotten so severe, that on average there are 22 veterans who take their own lives every single day. There are a huge number of reasons behind this horrible statistic, but one thing is obvious; we need to do everything we can in this country to ensure that our brave veterans are welcomed home into the loving and thankful arms of a country who owes them so much.
So to help spread awareness, a huge group of Marine Corps members decided to get together and walk 22 kilometers in their underwear, all while lugging 22 pounds of equipment. Just to let everyone know that 22 American lives were lost that day for no reason. It's up to us as a country to let these brave men and women know that they are not alone!
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Shirtless Marines are walking for a good cause.
These Marines are walking 22 kilometers without their shirts on for a very good reason
Posted by NowThis on Monday, July 27, 2015
