Singer-Songwriter from Kleefeld who tours the country telling his story and talking to junior high and high school students about suicide prevention has recently been Knighted into the Order of St. George in Ottawa.

Robb Nash has spoken to approximately one million students during his tours and has been given over 300 suicide notes from students who decided they wanted to change their life and live.

Robb Nash along with Military Veterans being Knighted. (Photo courtesy of Robb Nash)Nash explains he was Knighted into the Order of St. George alongside several war veterans.

"It was pretty crazy, the whole thing where they put the sword on both ends of your shoulders and stuff.  I didn't even know you could get that unless you were from England.  There was a judge that nominated me for some of the work we've done across Canada.  They put a big cloak on you, you get the big medal put around your neck.  I've gotten a few now kinda like the Generals in the army and stuff they have all those medals on their chest, so I've got a few of those.  But you don't have to call me Sir.  I found out that that's only when you're Knighted specifically in England.  I am a Knight, but you don't have to call me Sir."

When Nash was 17 he was in a car accident and when emergency crews arrived on scene he was found with no pulse.  After his heart started beating again, he was in a coma due to the extensive injuries.

Medals received when Nash was Knighted. (Photo courtesy of Robb Nash)Nash explains they have a massive concert-like atmosphere during their tour presentations, tell stories and play videos.  He feels the reason their message seems to get the students attention is two-fold.  First is because students can see how genuine they are noting there is no charge for their shows or music and they are in massive debt on these tours.  Second is because they don't present themselves as perfect people but rather as people who have been through tough experiences and sometimes messed up, yet are willing to start over.  He says he wants the students to see that he went through sometime tough, was willing to talk about it, was willing to get help and they can too.

Nash adds why the judge who nominated him felt his work was worth being recognized.

"I felt really unworthy being there, I'm thinking, man, I didn't fight a war.  But it was really quite special because when they said, 'we realize this guy's not in uniform but we put part of his bio into the program.'  They said, 'Robb's not fighting a war overseas, he is fighting a war within our country and it's a different kind of war.'  So it was really cool that they respected the work that we do with our Johnny Cash tours here in Canada."

Nash feels once you get the taste of doing something for someone else, that is what changes you and it's a bigger addition than anything else in the world.