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Rally raises awareness about suicide among veterans
Trend is particularly serious among adults younger than 30
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Lin Roseberry, left, and Toni SundayEdwards hold signs on the square in downtown Gainesville Wednesday afternoon during a demonstration by the North Georgia Veteran’s Outreach Center to raise public awareness of the veterans who commit suicide every day in the United States.
“I know that lonely, dark feeling,” said Chris Dorsey, an Iraq War veteran from Winder. Standing on a corner in the downtown Gainesville square Wednesday afternoon, Dorsey joined others in raising awareness about suicide among military veterans. The rally was organized by the Gainesville-based North Georgia Veterans Outreach Center.