September is a Busy Military Month

The full month of September is considered National Suicide Prevention Month and is joined by National Service Dog Awareness Month.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is the leading cause of death in the United States.

The Service Dogs are invaluable to the Veterans who suffer from PTSD; the bond between a person who suffers from PTSD and their service dog is a true and deep relationship.

Patriot’s Day is celebrated on September 2 where some local VFW clubs offer contests for students: grades 6-8 is an essay event and grades 9-12 is the Voice of Democracy where studen...