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What My Brother’s Suicide Taught Me About How We Treat Trauma

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Jul 20, 2026
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by Laura Haynes
Boots & Baddies

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Editor’s note: This commentary discusses suicide, suicidal thoughts and traumatic loss.

The most baffling part of my brother’s suicide was not that he had served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was that, after he came home, he worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 13 years.

Steve had his …

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