Mike Mullen On Military Veteran Suicide

Mike Mullen On Military Veteran Suicide: 'We've Got 18 Vets A Day Who Are Killing Themselves'
The Huffington Post
By Nick Wing
Posted: 07/02/2012

Mike Mullen, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival this weekend, giving a candid assessment of the growing problem of military suicide.

Discussing the status of the military's health in terms of both individuals, as well as the overall force, Mullen spoke openly of his concerns about personnel increasingly strained by both physical and "invisible" wounds. He also laid out an anecdote to underscore the emotional toll that the last decade of war has taken on members of the military and their families.
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