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HAPPY VETERANS DAY: Mounds View High School celebrates heroes PAGE 16
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Dan Arcand knew he wanted to be in the military at the age of 3.
BY THE NUMBERS • Veterans are at 57% higher risk of suicide than those who haven’t served. • There were 6,146 veteran suicides in 2020. • Over 125,000 veterans have died by suicide since 2001. • Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in veterans under age 45. • The suicide rate for veterans is more than 50% greater than for non-veteran adults.
Veteran hopes to impact veteran suicide rate BY SHANNON GRANHOLM MANAGING EDITOR
Dan Arcand, of Hugo, is a 20year veteran. As a Marine who was deployed six times, he has been to a lot of funerals. “The reality is that with multiple combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, I’ve lost more friends to suicide than I have to combat,” he said. “My second chapter is trying to make an impact on the veterans suicide rate.” Arcand, 38, says he knew he wanted to be in the military, specifically the Marines, at the age of 3. His father, Scott Arcand, served in the Marines for three years. Several other family
members have also served in the military. He recalled when he was in preschool and his preschool teacher asked him, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and he responded, “A Marine.” “I’m 100% certain a lot of it had to do with seeing pictures of my dad in the uniform, him talking about it,” Arcand said. “I mean there’s something appealing about a challenge, they have a certain type of reputation about them.” Arcand enlisted as an infantryman and actually left high school early to head to boot camp. During his 20-year military career he was deployed six times. Back in 2010, while he
was in between deployments, Arcand launched a nonprofit called American Spartan to help veterans who were wounded in action. That nonprofit ran until 2017. Arcand explained that the nonprofit wasn’t needed anymore, since there were so many other resources out there for wounded veterans. Then in December 2022, Arcand officially launched another nonprofit called Peace for Warriors that aims to help veterans recover from PTSD and moral injury symptoms by providing international outreach SEE PEACE FOR WARRIORS, PAGE 3
Mounds View native serves aboard warship Seaman Jorannie Saryee, a native of Minneapolis, serves aboard a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. Saryee graduated in 2022 from Mounds View High School. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Minneapolis. “Growing up in my hometown, I learned to just go with the flow and embrace the unknown,” said Saryee. “Make the best out of the choices you make in life, because it’s all part of the plan. I learned this from my mom and dad.” Saryee joined the Navy one year ago. Today, Saryee serves as a religious program specialist aboard USS Ross. “I joined because of the unknown adventure,” said Saryee. “I needed stability and wanted to join a community that
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Jorannie Saryee, a 2022 Mounds View High School graduate, serves aboard on a Navy warship as a religious program specialist aboard USS Ross.
protects our nation.” USS Ross, a guidedmissile destroyer, provides a wide range of warfighting capabilities in multithreat air, surface and subsurface environments. A destroyer is a multimission ship that can operate SEE SERVING IN THE NAVY, PAGE 2
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A group of high school students from Mounds View High School launched a startup business last year that provides affordable biodegradable utensils to the local community. The startup, called EcoEats of Shoreview, was founded by Daniel Sung, Michael Wang, Chad Diao and Suhaib Aden, who are each passionate about environmental issues and want to make a positive impact. “Even something as simple as using a biodegradable fork can help ease the 40 million tons of plastic waste produced yearly in the U.S. alone,” said Sung.