Veterans Affairs’ Wilkie: ‘On Any Given Day, 20 American Warriors Take Their Own Lives’

WILKIE On any given ░░░░░░░░ 20 American warriors take ░░░░░░░░ own lives Those are ░░░░░░░░ duty guardsmen reservist The ░░░░░░░░ part of that number ░░░░░░░░ from my father s ░░░░░░░░ in Vietnam but another ░░░░░░░░ why this task force ░░░░░░░░ so important is that ░░░░░░░░ will point the way ░░░░░░░░ the rest of the ░░░░░░░░ Growing up as a ░░░░░░░░ at Fort Bragg the ░░░░░░░░ cause of death amongst ░░░░░░░░ classmates in junior high ░░░░░░░░ high school was automobile ░░░░░░░░ Today it is suicide ░░░░░░░░ is a scourge that ░░░░░░░░ impacting every every segment ░░░░░░░░ this country So I ░░░░░░░░ to thank the President ░░░░░░░░ having the vision to ░░░░░░░░ the real solution to ░░░░░░░░ national problem and that ░░░░░░░░ us Each one of ░░░░░░░░ Each one of us ░░░░░░░░ help end the stigma ░░░░░░░░ has prevented America from ░░░░░░░░ on the important issue ░░░░░░░░ mental health Each one ░░░░░░░░ us can work to ░░░░░░░░ the culture that made ░░░░░░░░ acceptable to ignore the ░░░░░░░░ of mental health and ░░░░░░░░ Each one of us ░░░░░░░░ learn to identify the ░░░░░░░░ amongst our friends our ░░░░░░░░ and our coworkers So ░░░░░░░░ day is the beginning ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ national discussions America has ░░░░░░░░ It is an effort ░░░░░░░░ find a solution to ░░░░░░░░ problem that does not ░░░░░░░░ amongst its victims the ░░░░░░░░ the rich people of ░░░░░░░░ races and creeds.”