More than a dozen veterans in the US die by suicide every day. One New York City-based dance company is hoping to bring that number down. Ahead of Memorial Day, veterans and members of the military are finding healing and telling their stories of war through dance. Madalyn Rivera has the story.

In Midtown Manhattan, the sounds of sirens are drowned out by music in the Museum of the Aircraft Carrier, Intrepid. Inside, Exit 12, a New York City Dance Company is showcasing performers, even though most of them, Monique, like Monique Arrucci, have no background in dance. She was a member of the US Army.

In 2004, I deployed to Iraq, to 2005. So I was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, too.

When she came back home from her tour, the Brooklyn native felt like anything but herself.

Anxiety, depression, PTSD. I knew I had to get help myself.

Through her treatments with Veterans Affairs, she found out about Exit 12. Dance helps her and other veterans, like army member Jennifer Alvarez, express their pain when words fall short.

If I'm feeling heavy or if I'm feeling down, or I'm upset or stressed, I always walk out of here as if something has been lifted off my my chest.

Exit 12 knows the struggles of service members because their founder is a veteran, too. Rahman Bakha was deployed to Falluja, Iraq, with the Marines in 2005. He formed Exit 12 in 2007, looking for a way to release his anger after returning stateside.

What was really healing about that is helping people voice their own stories, voice their struggles, and find hope helped me as well.

And there is a need. An average of 17 veterans die by suicide every day in the US. Bacca lost four of his Marines who serve with him in Falluja to suicide. Bacca, Aruchi, and Alvarez are bonded by service, but Now they have a different mission.

It's like moving together as a unit. We're doing that here together in a space that feels safe because we have one another.

Helping veterans regain their footing one beat at a time. Mathera Vera, Fox News.

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