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VA Secretary pushes back on the “broken veteran” narrative, laments suicide rates

VA Secretary pushes back on the “broken veteran” narrative, laments suicide rates

With just months left in his time at the VA, Secretary Denis McDonough talks about changing perceptions of vets, and addresses the problem of veteran suicide.
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