Since 2008, more than 60,000 U.S. veterans have taken their own lives, with more than half of those deaths via firearms. U.S. Department of Defense/Senior Airman Donald HudsonVeterans pay their respects at a Veterans Day ceremony in 2017. 6,139 veterans killed themselves that year. Nov. 10, 2017. Yokota Air Base, Japan. When soldiers return home … Continue reading More U.S. Veterans Have Committed Suicide In The Last Decade Than Died In The Vietnam War