This Memorial Wall is to honor and remember those who served out of country in the United States Military and those who serve in country as Law Enforcement, Firefighter or EMT and died by su***de. All of these men and women suffered with Post-Traumatic Stress, and because of a myriad of reasons, not just from the exposure to extreme levels of stress and trauma but what their mind's eye has seen of the aftermath, took their own life. Anyone can add heroes to the PTSD Memorial Wall to include family, friend, acquaintance and the Administers of the Wall. They do not need permission from anyone as they are simply honoring a hero's memory who died by su***de and we do not gain from it.
• Military 22+ every day.
• Law Enforcement su***de rate is currently unknown, but we know it is substantial.
• Firefighter and EMT su***de rate is up 500%. We are not only honoring & remembering on this wall, we are also raising awareness and helping the loved ones left behind to heal and cope. Sadly, when one dies by su***de it transfers their pain to their loved ones and with this comes a plethora of emotional feelings and a big one is guilt. As I began to add more and more photos to this wall one day it hit me. “All of their mothers cannot be to blame, just I am not to blame.” When I came to this realization, it helped with my healing a little bit. Photos are submitted through my website http://lcpllutzlivetotell.org/contribute-memorial-wall/ and then they are forwarded to our editing department where their information is added. If a story is not included, they are researched and their bio is added along with any memorial videos that we locate. We have made the wall mobile and display it at all events in the community. Each photo is printed on 8.5 x 11 glossy photo paper then laminated. The photos are linked together and displayed to be honored, remembered and raise awareness. This cost us money and time but we do it all voluntarily to honor, remember and raise awareness. This page is owned and operated by the LCpl Janos V Lutz Live To Tell Foundation. Use of these photos and bios is prohibited without written consent.
