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Veteran Suicide Prevention: By the Numbers

By National Veterans Foundation / January 7, 2016

Although the process that was used to come up with the 22 suicides per day number has been challenged, the…

“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

By Shad Meshad / December 18, 2015

With a nod to songwriters George Wyle and Edward Pola, this popular holiday song is everywhere in this season.  You…

Commentary: The naked emperor and the vanishing veteran

By Paula Caplan / November 11, 2015

Whispers — from the red carpet, at charitable foundations, in the corporate boardroom — tell a very different story than do prominent…

On Veterans Day: The Ones We Missed

By Shad Meshad / November 4, 2015

This November 11th will be our nation’s 96th Veterans Day – a day meant to mark the end of the…

Emily’s 17th Birthday Fundraiser for the National Veterans Foundation

By National Veterans Foundation / October 5, 2015

Emily Rahhal is a 16 year old high school junior whose 17th birthday is on Veterans Day, 2015.  Emily has…

Probably Not the Kind of Equality Women Had in Mind

By Shad Meshad / July 17, 2015

22 per day—the suicide rate for veterans—not just male veterans. Women veterans commit suicide at the same rate as their…