Adding to the cost of our wars

The Army Times reports that each month 950 veterans who are being treated by the Veterans Administration try to kill themselves; 7% (6 victims) succeed. The VA extrapolates that double that number who are not being treated by the VA kill themselves.

Each month the VA's suicide phone line receives 10,000 calls.

Last year 1,621 male veterans of our 21st century wars attempted suicide, 84 succeeded; 4 of the female veterans of these wars killed themselves, 247 tried.