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April 23, 2010 - Last Friday the Dayton, Ohio Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center was the sight of a tragedy. Jesse Huff, a veteran of the Iraq war, killed himself in front of the VA medical center's emergency room.
Jesse, a Dayton local, entered the medical center's emergency room approximately 1 a.m. last Friday morning; it is unclear if he was attempting to get treatment or not. According to police reports, at approximately 5:45 a.m. that same morning, Jesse returned to the center's emergency room entrance, and with a military-style rifle, shot himself in the head.
According to Huff's brother, Charles, Jesse was not denied care. What's more, Charles says he is not only satisfied with the care Jess received mere hours prior to his suicide, but that he was impressed with the medical staff's actions.
Charles went on to say he 100% concurs with the hospital staff's assessments and their choices concerning Jess while he was in the emergency room that Friday morning. He went on to qualify the power of his statement with him being a VA nurse, a veteran of the Iraq war, and Jesse's brother.
Jesse had been previously diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. In the past he had undergone treatment at the Dayton VA for both his PTSD and a back injury. Both ailments resulted from Jesse's time in Iraq; his back injury a result of being hit by shrapnel.
It is still unclear what caused Jesse to take his own life and it may never be known. With all respect owed, Jesse will be buried with full military honors in the Dayton National Cemetery at the VA campus during a private ceremony.
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