By Dennis Wagner, USA Today: Seven years ago, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rejected allegations by media outlets and watchdog organizations that America faced a suicide epidemic among former military personnel.
The VA claimed just 790 veterans under department care had taken their own lives that year. Yet, by reviewing available public records since 2005, CBS News uncovered 6,256 suicides. To read full article, click here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/25/vets-suicides-data/14554371/
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