Every day twenty-two American war veterans commit suicide. At present, this number is not being well serviced by the Veteran’s Administration–they seem to be overwhelmed by the volume of servicemen who need help.

Someone has stepped forward to help save our veterans. The Marine Times posted the story in July.

The article reports:

Medically retired Marine Capt. Danny Maher — who more commonly goes by his stage name Capt. Donny O’Malley — is combining some of the things Marines love most in his effort to bring awareness to a serious issue: humor and very short shorts known as silkies.

The former infantry officer-turned-comedian is leading participants on a 22-kilometer road march on Saturday while they each carry 22 kilograms — nearly 50 pounds — of gear. The number of kilometers they’ll walk and the weight that they’ll carry represents the 22 service members who die from suicide each day.

Maher and other participants will walk in little more than silkies and boots while carrying their packs. They’ll start at South Mission Beach Jetty in San Diego and will head about 13 and a half miles north to La Jolla Cove.

“Imagine a pub crawl with all your Marine buddies wearing nothing but silkies and rucks on the most crowded and beautiful boardwalk in California. That’s what’s going on here,” the event’s Facebook page says.

The organization is called Irreverent Warriors. Their website is here. I became aware of this organization during a family reunion in Myrtle Beach during a family reunion. I am thrilled that Captain Maher has started this program. Our returning veterans need to know that there is someone there to help them return to normal life.