Battling the Storm Within

Monday, October 10, 2016

The VA’s Faltering Battle Against Veteran Suicide

Clay Hunt, a Marine who received a Purple Heart in Iraq and committed suicide in 2011, after whom was named the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act.
Clay Hunt, a Marine who received a Purple Heart in Iraq and committed suicide in 2011, after whom was named the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act.         


The popular imagination has often pictured the war veteran as a gregarious hero, eager to repeat a trove of cherished war stories. As a veteran of combat in World War II, I can only say that has not been my experience.


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http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-vas-faltering-battle-against-veteran-suicide-1475447485


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