War Cry

For soldiers, the edges of war zones often extend all the way back home. Compared to other Americans, veterans are much more likely to die by suicide. And lately, a lot of those suicides have been taking place on the grounds of VA hospital campuses. WaPo’s Emily Wax-Thibodeaux on the desperate form of protest being carried out by the nation’s protectors – that the nation is failing to protect. The Parking Lot Suicides: How common is the problem? “The VA’s executive director for suicide prevention said the agency now trains parking lot attendants and patrols on suicide intervention.” Somehow I don’t think that was the reaction the protest was intended to elicit.