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Stories written by Senior Chief Raymond Burke, USN Retired

Raymond Burke running up a grassy hill to train for AFSP's Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk.

One Foot in Front of the Other: Training for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Overnight Walk in Memory of Our Son

On November 27, 2001, my wife Mary Anne and I were notified that our son Matthew had died by suicide. After months of trying desperately to find our way, we heard about a new event sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: the Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk.

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