A rotation of volunteers stood silently by the coffin for shifts of 20 minutes to bring awareness to the issue of veteran suicide.
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The internal war: PTSD in the mind of an Ashland County veteran
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was authored by Ashland University senior Brynn Meisse. This story discusses Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and includes war flashbacks, profanity and sensitive imagery. May 10, 2003; Samarra, Iraq As the sun sets on the sandy desert horizon, darkness quickly follows on its tail. Bright stars sprinkle the dark sky with constellations […]
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Mansfield Optimist Club participates in veterans’ Silent Watch
MANSFIELD — Members of the Mansfield Noon Optimist Club were among the volunteers in the veterans “Silent Watch” on Saturday.
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Origins of Stellate Ganglion Block for veterans
ASHLAND — Sean Mulvaney, a doctor from Annapolis, Maryland, has been a pioneer in Stellate Ganglion Block treatment for post traumatic stress disorder. Mulvaney is a former Navy Seal who studied at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. He served as an Army physician for 22 years. Today he has his own practice. His […]
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Silent Watch aims to address veteran’s mental health issues
ASHLAND — Tim Chandler comes from a military family. “I found out my dad was in World War II and he fought in the Battle of the Bulge,” Chandler said in an Aug. 24 interview with Ashland Source. “I lost an uncle at the Battle of the Bulge, I had an uncle in the Pacific.” […]