Angry about American ISIL Deaths? 1 Vet Commits Suicide Every Hour. Get Angry about That!

[oldandhappy]

7. absolutely

We get so excited about some things and ignore others. I was having fun actually during the initial ebola flare up by saying one person died in Texas, can we seal the border, and oh by the way, 30,000 people died last year because of guns.

We have a big homeless vets thing here each summer -- thousands show up for dental care and hair cuts and housing information and health care referrals.

Vets committing suicide seems a huge sign of hopelessness. If I had seen/experienced what these folk have endured, I would want to get the images and screams out of my head and sometimes suicide is the only way. I have talked to vets who have had excellent care thru the VA, and then I see the hordes turning up each summer for the event here and I know many are living under the radar. We are a big military town and we will have to do more locally. I have no hope for national resources to be expanded.