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Veterans will be at the Summit County Courthouse this week to highlight the mental health issues that face returning soldiers. Every morning, 22 dog tags will be placed on a Witness Tree to recognize that an estimated 22 veterans take their own lives each day. The project began in Pennsylvania. U.S. Army veteran  is bringing it to Akron. He鈥檚 a retired pastor, and he says many veterans experience a 鈥渟piritual crisis鈥� after their service.

鈥淚n my opinion, those who take their own life because of what they did or didn鈥檛 do in a combat operation is a Killed After Action. But we don鈥檛 recognize that officially; we call it a suicide."

Schluep is also founder of , a nonprofit which supports veterans. He says the goal is to treat the 鈥渋nvisible wounds鈥� that can lead to suicide.

鈥淭he real healing takes place when we work collaboratively with not only the traditional models of medical treatment but also psychiatric treatment and with the spiritual treatment of what has occurred.鈥�

Schluep also works with veterans facing legal issues in Summit County鈥檚 Valor Court, and that led to the Witness Tree鈥檚 placement near the courthouse entrance 鈥� adjacent to permanent memorials dedicated to Summit County residents who fought and died in the two World Wars.

The dog tag ceremonies take place at 8 a.m. daily through Veterans Day next Monday, Nov. 11. 

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