They return from war traumatized. They have survived the grinding stress of being in constant danger. They have seen the worst. Some have injuries that will never heal. To stay alive, they have learned to trust no one and to never show weakness. It’s something they don’t want to talk about. And it’s killing them. Veterans commit suicide at a rate that is twice the national average. In fact, the annual military death toll from suicides has for several years exceeded the number killed on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan
