Most people think 22 is just a number.

Something that doesn't have much internal meaning. If you are currently active duty or have served in the military you would know that 22 is a bad number.

The problem with this number is every day since the year 2009, 22 active duty members and veterans take their own lives. Reason being for all this, some military personnel develop mental diseases such as PTSD from seeing combat and losing brothers or sisters while serving.

Others develop severe depression from things going on at home that the person can't address at the moment because he or she has made the commitment to defend their country. This is the biggest threat to the lives of the brave men and women that gave up everything to defend our nation.

Maybe you know someone in the military that may be dealing with something going on. They love their country and will give up their life to protect. We can't let one lose a war with their internal thoughts. A simple "Thank you for your service" is great to hear but have you actually sat down and talked to a veteran?

Let's reach out and help our brothers and sisters defending this country. We need to help out those that have sacrificed so much for us by bringing this number down drastically.