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Spike in Veteran Suicides Prompts Calls for Awareness, Support

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Recent data on Iraq and Afghan war veterans finds an increasing number of attempted — and successful — suicide attempts.U-S Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin says it’s time for the Veterans Administration to pay more attention to the problem. Gil Halsted reports….

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