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Eric Shinseki: One suicide is a tragedy and it's one suicide too many.

On the recordApril 17, 2013
One suicide is a tragedy and it's one suicide too many.
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Eric Shinseki

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Shinseki addresses the critical issue of veteran suicides.

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