On average, 22 military veterans take their own lives each day. To bring awareness to this statistic, members of the Middlesex College Veterans Services Center did 22 pushups at exactly 2:22 p.m. on Feb. 22: 2/22/22.
“This is an incredibly sad statistic,” said Joel Adams, Military and Veterans Services coordinator at the college. “If you, or someone you know, is a veteran who is despondent, please know there are a multitude of places that can help – dozens in Middlesex County alone. Please reach out to us, or call the Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-8255.”