Soldier's death by suicide reflects national issue
Jul. 12, 2013 - 05:47PM



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On May 28, Wade was with his girlfriend in the living room of the home he shared with his brother. Around 1:30 a.m., Wade reversed his Jeep out of the garage, hitting the door as his girlfriend tried to close it. Wade’s brother and girlfriend frantically tried reaching him on his cellphone, knowing Wade was in trouble.

When Wade finally picked up the phone, he told his girlfriend he was on his way to the hospital’s emergency room to kill himself.

On his way, Wade was pulled over by the police for running a red light. Two minutes later, Wade used his pistol to take his own life in the middle of Main Street in Bozeman. He was 23 years old.

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Between 2003 and 2012, at least 530 of Montana’s veterans of all wars have committed suicide, a figure 13 times greater than the 40 Montana troops who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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www.navytimes.com/article/20130712/NEWS/307120038/Soldier-s-death-by-suicide-reflects-national-issue