A U.S. Marine who suffered two near-fatal brain injuries combating terrorists is in a new fight at home trying to get a medical retirement from the military so he can receive full benefits.
Military suicide rates are alarmingly high and rising, often attributed to the trauma and stress of serving in post-9/11 wars, head injuries, and the difficulty of returning to civilian life.
In his memoir The Shot, he details the the moment where he had enough and wrote a goodbye letter to his wife Bobbie after she left with their son during an argument.
Marine Staff Sergeant Bill Bee went straight into service after graduating high school. A year later he watched the Twin Towers fall from his barracks at Camp Lejeune at the end of his training.