Military suicides exceeded combat deaths in 2012, the year Staff Sgt. Jessica Wing took her life while serving in Kuwait, and since then the military has made a ton of changes to address the problem. Brig. Gen. James Campbell and Col. Jack Mosher speak on camera about their experiences.

AUGUSTA, MAINE — 09/30/2014 — Staff Sgt. Christopher Stafford, 101st Air National Guardsman, and Jessica Wing’s dog Sydney visit the grave of Stafford’s longtime girlfriend Wing, who took her own life in 2012. Military suicides exceeded combat deaths in 2012, the year Wing died while serving in Kuwait. The military since has made changes to address the problem. Brian Feulner| BDN

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