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Deadliest Day 5: Nobody can measure

Kevin Holt died 9 years after coming home. He wasn’t the only one.

“They gave everything. And they deserved so much more.â€

Kevin Holt died nine years after his Afghan tour. He was fighting his demons right to the end. But was it the war that killed him? And Kevin wasn’t the first from his platoon to die after getting home safely.

This episode discusses suicide. If you need to talk, help is out there. If you’re a veteran or you know a veteran, the starting point for help is the Ministry of Defence’s Veteran’s Gateway and these charities:

Combat Stress
Help for Heroes
Samaritans

Producer: Heidi Pett
Sound designer: Weidong Lin
Original music: Matthew James Kelly
Executive producer: Matthew Price
Editor: John Shields

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35 minutes

Help and Support

If you’re affected by the issues raised in this episode, help is out there. If you’re a veteran or you know a veteran, the starting point for help is theÌýand these charities:

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Further support is availableÌýhere on emotional distressÌýandÌýhere for broader mental healthÌýadvice.

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