Maj. Gen. Mark A. Graham, USA (ret.)

Mark Graham is Senior Director of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care National Call Center and Director of Vets4Warriors, a nonprofit dedicated to 24/7 confidential, stigma free peer support by Veterans to Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members, Veterans, Retirees, and their families/caregivers. In 2012, he completed a 34-year career in the U.S. Army. His commands included deputy of chief of staff for the FORSCOM G-3/5/7 (Plans, Operations, Training), commander of First Army – Division West and Fort Carson, Colo., and deputy commanding general of Fifth Army. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Defense Superior Service Medal. At his retirement ceremony, Graham said, “Our sons, Jeff and Kevin, died fighting different battles.” Kevin Graham died by suicide in 2003 while a senior ROTC cadet studying to become an Army doctor; nine months later 2nd Lt. Jeff Graham was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Since then, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Carol Graham have dedicated themselves to helping people in the military and the civilian world to learn about and prevent suicide.