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“We organized the retreat to facilitate camaraderie, group discussions, art therapy and other group activities like hunting and swimming,” said Wilson. “For many of the vets in the group, this was their first time seeing each other in years. There’s a lot of emotions, laughter, tears and sharing of stories about themselves and friends who were killed during their deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
They fight a lot of haunting memories that impact their relationships, jobs and everyday lives. It’s hard for people to understand their experiences and the aftereffects. It’s even harder for them to open up to people who won’t understand. The Intrepid Warrior retreats give them a chance to share not only their good and bad memories of the war, but also the current challenges they face in their lives.
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The veterans we had the privilege of hunting with all came from Second Battalion, Seventh Marines. The 2/7, sometimes known as the Forgotten Battalion, has the dubious honor of leading the entire Department of Defense in per-unit suicide rates, including both active duty and former members of the battalion. According to an article written by the New York Times, the suicide rate of 2/7 Marines is four times higher than male veterans as a whole and 14 times higher than the general average for the country.