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Navy Command Sees Four Suicides In One Month, Even More With Suicidal Thoughts Navy Command Sees Four Suicides In One Month, Even More With Suicidal Thoughts
Navy Command Sees Four Suicides In One Month, Even More With Suicidal Thoughts The Navy is making headlines for suicide yet again after four Navy sailors appear to have died by suicide over the course of less than a month in the same Norfolk Navy command, reports CBS News. All four of the sailors were assigned to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC), which repairs and maintains military ships. This comes within the same year that at least seven sailors assigned to the USS George Washington died, many by suicide. The deaths have called health resources provided by the Navy into question, and if sailors had adequate access to it, the outlet continues…

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Naval Academy Midshipman Cause Of Death Revealed As Suicide: Reports Naval Academy Midshipman Cause Of Death Revealed As Suicide: Reports
Naval Academy Midshipman Cause Of Death Revealed As Suicide: Reports The cause of death of the Naval Academy Midshipman who died on leave last month has been ruled as a suicide, according to Report Annapolis. Taylor George Connors, 24, passed away from complications of thermal injuries on June 7. Connors enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2016, eventually leaving to join the Naval Academy in 2019, the outlet continues. Original Daily Voice story - Naval Academy ID's Annapolis Midshipman Who Died In Philadelphia Surrounded By Family The death of Connors comes only weeks after a string of suicides connected to the Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington…

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Mom Of Sailor Who Recently Attempted Suicide On Death Riddled USS George Washington Speaks Out Mom Of Sailor Who Recently Attempted Suicide On Death Riddled USS George Washington Speaks Out
Mom Of Sailor Who Recently Attempted Suicide On Death Riddled USS George Washington Speaks Out Another sailor on the US Navy ship based in Virginia linked to 10 service member deaths — seven of which were suicides — this year has attempted suicide, according to his mom who is speaking out in an exclusive interview with Daily Voice. The sailor's mom, Amanda, and ER nurse from Kansas, said her son was never one to talk much about his feelings. When he boarded the USS George Washington in December 2021, that trend continued.  So when she learned her son attempted suicide while onboard the ship on Monday, May 9, she wanted to provide a glimpse into what life looks like on …

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Three Navy Sailors Died By Suicide On Same Virginia Ship This Month: Report Three Navy Sailors Died By Suicide On Same Virginia Ship This Month: Report
Three Navy Sailors Died By Suicide On Same Virginia Ship This Month: Report Three US Navy sailors stationed on the USS George Washington in Virginia died by suicide within seven days of each other this month, The Washington Post reports. A fourth also died by suicide in 2021, the outlet says. Xavier Sandor, 19, a Shelton, CT native, was found unresponsive aboard the ship in Newport News on Friday, April 15, The Post says. Two other sailors on the ship reportedly died by suicide on April 9 and 10. Pentagon Secretary John Kirby addressed the deaths in a press conference this week. “Each death is tragic in its own right”, said Kirby. “Our thoughts and …

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by Annie DeVoe