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MILITARY & VETERAN HEALTH • UNITED STATES
Navy airman describes jumping overboard during USS Lincoln deployment
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Navy airman Nicholas McKelvey, 19, says he jumped overboard during the USS Abraham Lincoln’s deployment and was effectively punished afterward, according to The Hill. The article says he was one of eight sailors who attempted suicide by jumping overboard during the deployment.
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