Spanberger, Gonzalez work to raise awareness of veteran suicides
Published Thursday, May. 27, 2021, 10:24 am
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Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16) this week introduced a bipartisan resolution to establish a nationwide “Purple Star Families Week” and honor the sacrifice of families who have lost a loved one to veteran suicide.
Over the last 10 years, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that more than 20 U.S. veterans have died by suicide each day. Between 2005 and 2017, more veterans died by suicide than the total number of U.S. troops killed in the wars in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq combined.