By Tomas Dinges/The Star-Ledger
March 03, 2010, 5:25AM

When Michael Manna left the Navy in the summer of 2009, he was suffering from depression but didn’t know where to turn for help.  A Marine friend saw in Manna the post-traumatic stress he had experienced and urged the 27-year-old from Glen Gardner to call the New Jersey Veterans Helpline.  “It’s the first time when I’ve reached out and have said I need help and I got a response,” Manna said.  During a 20-minute conversation, Master Sgt. Chuck Arnold, a Vietnam veteran trained in counseling, talked to Manna about what was troubling him and the negative thoughts he was having.

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