Account for mental health in the VA’s budget: #tellusatoday [USAToday.com]

Samantha Sangenito 9/19/1612:00 PM

Letter to the editor:

USA TODAY’s editorial “Every 72 minutes, a veteran commits suicide” is a terrible fact. The piece spotlighted the difficulty of getting a handle on this particular issue. One young veteran lay down on a railroad track and ended his life. Another veteran in the same editorial shot himself to death. These veterans share their service in the armed forces, they have that common ground, but what else? The figure of 22 suicides a day includes all veterans from all wars. Some of these suicides occur among veterans who never deployed to the war zone. What are we to make of them? Our vets deserve our respect and our gratitude because they stepped forward when so many did not. But beyond that, getting a handle on this issue is a tough nut to crack.

[For more go to http://www.usatoday.com/story/...llusatoday/90629896/]

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