Family seeks 'semblance of justice' after sailor on long deployment dies by suicide

NPR | By Steve Walsh

Published September 29, 2026 at 2:47 AM MDT

Sailors have been on long deployments this year. The focus has been on carriers, but those on smaller ships also feel the strain.

Steve Walsh

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