Babe Kwasniak is a Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army. He was youngest named when appointed . CASA appointees support soldiers for life. He is also the basketball coach at Cornerstone Christian Academy. Kwasniak spoke of his battles with depression and of the dark moment when he tried to take his own life .He said that 60% of service members who take their own lives, don’t even deploy. It’s not just those who saw combat. We covered many topics including the heartbreaking times two of his best friends took their own lives. He is married to Laura, a West Point Grad and doctor. They have 3 sons, the oldest who is at West Point. Mature subjects discussion.