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Kathy Castor: Twenty-two veterans die by suicide every day, about 7,000 per year.

On the recordSeptember 17, 2014
Twenty-two veterans die by suicide every day, about 7,000 per year.
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Kathy Castor
Democratic · Florida

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Castor provides statistics on veteran suicides to emphasize the crisis.

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