A decorated Green Beret described as the real 'Captain America' by his friends died by suicide in front of his wife on Monday. Andrew Christian Marckesano, 34, died by suicide on Monday in front of his wifeMarckesano's friends described him as Captain America. Marckesano's suicide was the 30th from the 2nd Battalion - 508th parachute infantry regiment, which had the highest casualty rates of any unit during the Afghanistan war. They were replacing the 1-17th Infantry Regiment after they encountered heavy losses due to large IED strikes and small arms encounters. 'My administration is marshaling every resource to stop the crisis of veterans suicide and protect our nation´s most treasured heroes,' Trump said at a White House event.

Source: Daily Mail July 11, 2020 14:46 UTC