Today, around 20 US veterans commit suicide each day. Do we know what the suicide rate was in decades past? What was the suicide rate among veterans during and after The Vietnam War? What about during WW1, WW2, The Civil War, and other military conflicts? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Today, around 20 US veterans commit suicide each day. Do we know what the suicide rate was in decades past? What was the suicide rate among veterans during and after The Vietnam War? What about during WW1, WW2, The Civil War, and other military conflicts?

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Also, how does it compare to the overal suicide rate for non-veterans of similar demographic background?