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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

We lost over 400 young men and women last year to suicide that were Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve combined.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

I want to make sure that one of your main focuses is getting that number to zero.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

I want to make sure that you are willing to work on eliminating that stigma.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

We really need you to provide your unvarnished opinion.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

We need to make sure that our soldiers, our warfighters when they come home have the resources necessary.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

The more you talk with each other, you will find that one has something that is working.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

Are we going to make sure that everybody knows, look, it is a sign of strength to try to get some help, to talk to somebody, as opposed to any weakness?

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

I believe one of the greatest threats to our troops is when they find themselves in a personal place where they start to think about something like suicide.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

The National Guard and Reserve are a critical source of many of the capabilities required in ongoing operations and contingency surge requirements both abroad and at home.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

We are not asking you to fight our battle, but we need you as a partner, shoulder to shoulder.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

Thank you and your family. I also want to thank Secretary Hagel for his service as Secretary of Defense...

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

We lost 479 young men and women to suicide in 2013 who were in the military.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

The Marine Expeditionary Unit has a vital role in our post-9/11 force.

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Joe Donnelly
@joedonnelly· Democratic · IN· Feb 3, 2015

What is your assessment of the feasibility and advisability of moving to a .300 or .388-caliber round for use by marine snipers?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Feb 3, 2015

I don't think anyone understands the sacrifices that the marines made in Iraq better than General Neller.

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