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Kobe Bryant's death best possible time to bring up 22 a day, local veteran reasons

Kobe Bryant's death best possible time to bring up 22 a day, local veteran reasons

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Oct 05, 2022
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Worldwide mourning over the tragic death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others in a helicopter crash on Sunday also happens to be the best possible time to bring up the fact that roughly 22 veterans are lost to suicide every day, says local veteran Adrian Smith.

Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan…

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