JEREMY STAINTHORP BERGGREN |
I served in the Marine Corps, and was in the reserves from 1998-2006. When I enlisted I had just been accepted into college and wanted to make sure my degree was a priority. My MOS was in supply, and in 2003 my command changed my unit's MOS to mortuary affairs. We didn't receive deployment orders while training so after a month or so my unit just started getting split up. I was in NC when my unit left Georgia to go to 29 Palms, and then Iraq.
In 2004 I graduated from college with a BFA in drawing and painting. I have been working with college students the past few years coordinating leadership programs. My interest in art is really learning how to write or talk about my experiences, and, with visual art, conveying the theme of military suicide. In 2001 a marine at my unit committed suicide, and with the rising numbers of veteran and service member suicides, it is something I feel is still relevant. Too many people are ignorant of the causes leading to suicide by those that committed to military service and the complications for those left behind.
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