In my opinion, out of 100 veterans, at least 15 have tried to commit suicide. That does not include those we do not hear from and cannot follow up on. It is only 3, 4 or 5 years later, that we find out they committed suicide. In the past year alone, 4 of my close friends have taken their lives. That is a lot. I would say that out of 2,000 members, easily between 10 and 15 out of every 100 have tried to commit suicide.
On December 7th, 2010. See this statement in context.