Opinion: Honoring a CIA officer who died by suicide is a step in the right direction
The CIA Memorial Wall in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. By Jeremy Butler May 22 at 2:59 PM Jeremy Butler is chief executive of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
We can never know for sure why she chose to end her life, but former CIA director John Brennan, who made the decision to include her star on the wall, told The Post that he believed her death was “a direct result of her work and her dedication in a very difficult overseas environment.” If that was the case, it would be similar to the injuries suffered by veterans who returned from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder.
When we question the validity of these kinds of injuries, we do a great injustice to the men and women who serve our country in conflicts overseas. We also risk pushing these injuries underground and dissuading people from seeking help. Mental-health injuries are a natural and predictable result of charging Americans with the defense of our nation.
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