Navy Sailor Dies by Suicide After Deployment Keeps Getting Extended
The 21-year-old Navy communications specialist took her own life on June 20, weeks before the ship was scheduled to return to Norfolk, Virginia. “I lost my world, genuinely.” Bethea’s deployment came shortly after her mother died of cancer. Calderon told NPR that their mother died about three months before Bethea left on the ship, prompting the Navy to give Bethea a month of shore duty so she could spend time with her mother in a South Carolina hospital.
- ▪The 21-year-old Navy communications specialist took her own life on June 20, weeks before the ship was scheduled to return to Norfolk, Virginia.
- ▪“I lost my world, genuinely.” Bethea’s deployment came shortly after her mother died of cancer.
- ▪Calderon told NPR that their mother died about three months before Bethea left on the ship, prompting the Navy to give Bethea a month of shore duty so she could spend time with her mother in a South Carolina hospital.
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News ‘I Lost My World’: Black Navy Sailor Dies by Suicide After Deployment Keeps Getting Extended, Family Questions What Happened Aboard Ship Posted byBy Mary Spiller | Published on: September 30, 2026 CommentsComments (0) Share: Jaimie Bethea spent 11 months aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale, photographing life at sea, staying in touch with friends and family, and trying to cope with the death of her mother. The 21-year-old Navy communications specialist took her own life on June 20, weeks before the ship was scheduled to return to Norfolk, Virginia. Now, Bethea’s family is questioning whether the Navy did enough to help her after she began struggling with her mental health during the deployment.
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