Iraq Vet: "...he poured a gallon of camping fuel over himself, got into his car & started a fire" [View All]

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Vets' pain lingers long after war
By WAYNE BAKER | Sunday June 17 2007, 3:23am

Need for counseling grows; life after war ends in tragedy for two area veterans

Adam Kurczi and Phillip Cantu served their country proudly as members of the military. They also became part of a growing list of young men who suffer from depression or commit suicide following their tours of duty.

Cantu, of Sandusky, was 24 when he killed himself last year. The army sergeant was also a national hero as his military unit helped capture Saddam Hussein in December 2003.

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Kurczi had tours of duty in Korea and Iraq and, most recently, served in the National Guard with the HHC Brigade Combat Team out of Washington, Pa. He served for a year and a half in Iraq with the Signal Corps, deployed with Task Force Dragoon.

June 9, Kurczi drove to the home of his former wife's relatives to pay an unexpected visit during a bonfire. While there, he poured a gallon of camping fuel over himself, got into his car and started a fire. He died the next day.

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