Veterans’ Suicides are on the Decline – Awareness is on the Rise

Makenna Uriarte

2 years ago

American Legion’s very own Area 3 Vice Commander, Jeffrey Freeman of Oakdale, California, was recently featured in an article by the Washington Post that focuses on the declining rate in veterans’ suicides. Here he shares his own personal experience with this struggle that many veterans face.

The article highlights that at a recent hearing of House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Representative Mike Bost (IL) calls veterans’ suicides “unfathomable and unacceptable”

It also details the most current statistics released in the annual National Veteran Suicide Report, discusses the reasoning behind these suicides, and calls for the most effective approach in preventing these tragic suicides.

Check out the article to read Mr. Freeman’s story and get more information on this topic.

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Author: Makenna Uriarte

Makenna began working for the American Legion Department of California in 2022 as the Information and Communications Coordinator. In addition to this role, she is also part of the web team where she uses her passion and training in graphic design to help monitor/update the Department of California website, publish news stories, and work with the editorial team on the California Legionnaire newsletter.