What Do You Think Is the Suicide Rate of Our Veterans Per Day?
Question by James: What do you think is the suicide rate of our veterans per day?
From the anti war . com website it is revealed it is 18 per day or 6,720 per year and so today we lost 12 to a killing spree while 18 others took their lives from PTSD, HOMELESSNESS and DRUG ABUSE due to the horrors of war. So, should we get out of war completely? Is this the answer we wanted for 911? Your thoughts?
Best answer:
Answer by Liberal AssKicker
No one knows.
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VA Expands Recovery Options
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Care for Old Veterans vs. New Veterans Should Be Same
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Community Calendar March 3
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This is a family friendly and very fun event benefiting H.A.V.E.N. (Help for Abuse Victims in Emergency Need) a residential shelter for abused girls ages 6-18 and a division of Counseling Assoc. … Weekdays — After School Program, 3:30-6 p.m. This …
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