Veteran’s Day will never be easy for Tina Mengel-Vickery.
On Nov. 9, 2013, her husband, Cory, so affected by the post-traumatic stress disorder and depression that came with two tours in Afghanistan as a U.S. Marine, took his own life.
And in the two years since Cory’s passing, Mengel-Vickery has made it her mission to help other families going through similar tough times – and to help prevent the epidemic of PTSD from taking more veterans’ lives.
On Wednesday – on Veteran’s Day – Mengel-Vickery, with the couple’s beautiful 3-year-old daughter, McKenzie, at her side, represented one of seven military families selected to take part in the TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program For Survivors) Military Appreciation Event hosted by the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and Redskins Salute at Top Golf in Ashburn, Va.