The US Navy s top enlisted officer Master Chief Petty Officer Russel Smith told sailors aboard troubled USS George Washington that beating suicide is like beating cancer .
Hannah Crisostomo was 17 when she went aboard the USS George Washington, claiming the abuse she suffered on the ship pushed her to swallow 196 pain relievers last May.
The U.S. Navy has opened an investigation into the deaths of seven sailors assigned to the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, including three deaths that took place in a span of just a week this month.