Supporting Veterans

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Some veteran statistics:* More vet have committed suicide since 2001 than have been killed in Afghanistan & Iraq - Gen'l Eric Shinseki;http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=56404* ~130,000 veterans living on the street - if no redress, can expect increase of 10-15% over next few yrs;* 2007 study: 1:4 of homeless is a veteran - majority of these are from US-VN war;(check out Veterans Homestead in Fitchburg, MA: http://www.veteranhomestead.org)* Unemployment is higher in the veteran group than in the general civilian group; WSJ (only referring to Army):Sixteen American soldiers killed themselves in October in the U.S. and on duty overseas, an unusually high monthly toll that is fueling concerns about the mental health of the nation's military personnel after more than eight years of continuous warfare. ...The October suicide figures mean that at least 134 active-duty soldiers have taken their own lives so far this year, putting the Army on pace to break last year's record of 140 active-duty suicides. The number of Army suicides has risen 37% since 2006, and last year, the suicide rate surpassed that of the U.S. population for the first time.Today on the Diane Rehm Show: http://wamu.org/programs/dr/Help for America's VeteransGuest host: Susan PageAs we honor the men and women of the military on Veteran’s Day, we look at some of the services available to them and their families when they return to civilian life. GuestsLeo Shane, Washington Bureau Reporter for Stars and StripesScott Quilty, U.S. Army Captain (Ret.) and U.S. program manager for Survivor CorpsBrad White, chair and founder of Yellow Ribbon AmericaTom Iselin, Executive Director Sun Valley Adaptive SportsTori Lyon, executive director of Jerico ProjectParanormal_Research - Scientific Data, Health Conspiracies & Anything Strange Paranormal_ResearchSubscribe:... Paranormal_Research-