WEBVTT 00:04.310 --> 00:08.210 I know there's years we use our predpol fine Marty moore. 00:08.790 --> 00:12.270 The military as a dangerous occupation than others and except 00:12.270 --> 00:15.740 the possibility that goes hand in hand with being a soldier during 00:15.740 --> 00:16.850 world war and peace. 00:17.540 --> 00:21.730 Every deficit tragedy it soldier lost impacts our ability to 00:21.730 --> 00:22.740 defend our country. 00:23.370 --> 00:26.960 Losing soldiers to suicide imparts an emotional burden on the 00:26.960 --> 00:30.950 living on what went wrong. It creates a hole in our ranks and 00:30.950 --> 00:34.390 raises questions about what could have should have been down 00:34.390 --> 00:35.180 to prevent it. 00:35.900 --> 00:39.050 Army reserve chaplains and chaplains assistance. Well one part 00:39.050 --> 00:42.100 of the team that man's the front lines in suicide prevention 00:42.240 --> 00:46.300 and awareness sergeant major Wayne henderson is the command chief 00:46.300 --> 00:49.770 chaplains assessment for your saarc headquarters and the army reserve. 00:50.110 --> 00:53.530 He sees the problem from the unique position of being both a 00:53.530 --> 00:57.230 senior in western soldier and a cow's workers soldiers of all ranks. 00:57.630 --> 01:00.980 He knows the emotional toll that suicide exxon those swept the 01:00.980 --> 01:04.810 art and his work was soldiers who have contemplated taking their 01:04.810 --> 01:05.540 own lives. 01:06.040 --> 01:08.560 I was in Afghanistan and of. 01:09.490 --> 01:11.490 Two thousand nine. 01:12.620 --> 01:15.720 I was escorting the chaplain there. We were there for of short 01:15.720 --> 01:16.510 period time. 01:17.050 --> 01:19.800 And I just happen to be at the bar from Chapel. 01:20.720 --> 01:23.530 Dairy Afghanistan on of armor for space. 01:24.230 --> 01:25.460 And the senior. 01:26.390 --> 01:28.890 Our master sergeant from the army in just turns out they were 01:28.890 --> 01:33.300 both army reservist uses. I have soldiers that nice talk to somebody. 01:33.840 --> 01:37.230 So so one no one here would you mind talking to me this one said 01:37.270 --> 01:40.340 95 so I went out there. But I'd guess a soldier. 01:41.240 --> 01:42.780 When to another part of the Chapel. 01:43.560 --> 01:44.710 When I started talking. 01:45.290 --> 01:48.270 You win over his circumstances and situations. 01:48.800 --> 01:52.570 What was going on a whole what was going on and his job in bar room. 01:53.200 --> 01:55.220 And as we were talking I could. 01:55.750 --> 01:58.040 I could hear little than desperation in the sports. 01:58.630 --> 02:00.480 Finally a civil you'll. 02:01.490 --> 02:04.990 Mortal. What happens today. What what happened this morning when 02:04.990 --> 02:05.520 you got a. 02:06.240 --> 02:08.440 He so we'll start greater wanted out this morning. 02:09.050 --> 02:13.350 I was headed to chow and I thought about just stepping down the 02:13.350 --> 02:14.520 middle of disney bought for. 02:15.290 --> 02:19.090 So the say that is to say he wanted to end his life. 02:20.320 --> 02:23.410 So I stopped in talking right that porpoises soldier just or 02:23.410 --> 02:24.100 unjust for that. 02:24.980 --> 02:27.450 And our appeared back to hear what he said misses out which he 02:27.450 --> 02:28.510 said just are. 02:29.380 --> 02:30.480 Sra we. 02:31.060 --> 02:34.430 Need you and I are done talking at this point said with firstly 02:34.430 --> 02:35.610 and indoors take your weapon. 02:36.230 --> 02:38.010 I a retreat as weapon from. 02:38.750 --> 02:42.360 I took in back out to his master sargent and I said I want to 02:42.360 --> 02:46.030 sit here within here's is weapon. He doesn't get this back I 02:46.030 --> 02:49.790 went back into the office area in the happen to be a chap on their. 02:50.390 --> 02:54.660 Of comebacks and chow fuss of surrey guess only get talk to you eases. 02:54.660 --> 02:55.620 We'll lose you guys. 02:56.150 --> 02:59.300 Are. Done Merrily belongs to the manfully years. 02:59.900 --> 03:02.540 There's a soldier out their major help right now. 03:03.660 --> 03:05.610 Going your office. I'll bring into. 03:07.400 --> 03:11.030 Offshore about Chapel without gathers offers abrupt soldier. 03:11.030 --> 03:13.550 But they're based there about 45 minutes talking. 03:14.210 --> 03:18.860 We really went from there down the hospital we happen. The Katz 03:18.860 --> 03:22.990 the of crisis management team that was there they talk with him 03:22.990 --> 03:23.880 for another hour. 03:24.800 --> 03:28.140 Soldier got help slow soldier about of. 03:28.750 --> 03:29.860 Nine days later. 03:30.450 --> 03:32.140 Soldier was doing much better. 03:32.780 --> 03:34.150 Soldiers children have as weapon. 03:35.060 --> 03:39.520 But a soldier was in a much better for in mind. He was there are. 03:40.040 --> 03:41.080 In my. Opinion. 03:42.870 --> 03:44.930 On his way to being held. 03:46.250 --> 03:47.990 Well we did us in the whole thing. 03:48.740 --> 03:51.730 He continued as to where they're going to the best of my ability. 03:51.790 --> 03:54.970 That's older still alive today henderson sales that you start 03:54.970 --> 03:58.480 chaplain Stan ready at any time to talk and work where soldiers 03:58.560 --> 04:01.990 civilian employees and family members to deal with the problem 04:01.990 --> 04:06.690 was suicide it is to say I was not about religion. It's about 04:06.690 --> 04:07.920 taking care of people. 04:08.490 --> 04:11.840 The main contact number for the use our chaplain softness is 04:11.840 --> 04:15.470 five seven zero eight zero five zero. 04:16.220 --> 04:19.620 The army has designated september a suicide prevention month. 04:20.120 --> 04:23.530 Throughout the month you'll see a number of training awareness 04:23.530 --> 04:26.720 and prevention initiatives that culminate with the mandatory 04:26.720 --> 04:30.910 suicide prevention standout for all three army components starting 04:30.910 --> 04:32.210 september 20 seventh. 04:32.780 --> 04:35.900 A series of videos were run on monitors to route the use our 04:36.010 --> 04:38.560 and forscom headquarters building during september. 04:39.080 --> 04:42.120 Senior military and civilian leaders and the sure productions 04:42.210 --> 04:45.790 will present messages dealing with the problem and information 04:45.790 --> 04:47.020 on where to turn for help. 04:47.780 --> 04:50.700 More information about the problem and how to deal with that 04:50.850 --> 04:57.070 and the army suicide prevention program can be found it. 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