Navy Sailor Dies by Suicide After Deployment Keeps Getting Extended

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Jaimie Bethea, 21, served as a mass communication specialist aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale before dying by suicide in June, just weeks before the ship returned to Norfolk, Virginia. (Photo: Arianna Calderon) “Nothing matters to me more than my sister,” Bethea’s older sister, Arianna Calderon, told NPR. “I lost my world, genuinely. ” Bethea’s deployment came shortly after her mother died of cancer. Bethea later sought mental health treatment and doctors prescribed antidepressants, according to her sister. Unlike larger Navy vessels, the Fort Lauderdale lacks onboard mental health specialists.

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