"Thank You for Your Service” As America Ignores Its Veterans’ Mental Health Crisis With Blissful Ignorance-WEEK IN REVIEW

"Thank You for Your Service” As America Ignores Its Veterans’
Mental Health Crisis With Blissful Ignorance

We say it like a reflex.
 "Thank you for your service."
But when veterans come home from war mentally broken — and become
the ones pulling the trigger in mass shootings, or turning the
gun on themselves — our country looks the other way.

In this extended breakdown, we dive into two recent mass
shootings committed by combat veterans,
one at a church in Michigan, the other at a
bar in North Carolina. The headlines said they
were isolated tragedies. The truth? They're part of a disturbing
pattern we rarely acknowledge.

Veterans make up 6% of the U.S. population, but
26% of mass shooters.
In 2022, 6,392 veterans died by suicide — nearly
three-quarters using a firearm.
The VA reports over 4,400 severe staff
shortages, with psychologists in highest
demand.

This isn’t about dishonoring service. It’s about confronting the
deadly consequences of neglecting mental health,
ignoring red flags, and refusing to talk
about veteran perpetrators because it makes us
uncomfortable.

We don’t stop to ask:
– Why are so many veteran shooters known to law enforcement
before the violence?
– Why is the VA failing to provide timely, consistent mental
health care?
– Why do we thank veterans for their service, then fail them in
crisis?

This segment is a call for accountability — not just for the
shooters, but for the institutions that looked away. If we want
fewer headlines like these, we need more than symbolic
patriotism. We need real help, real care, and real conversations
about who we’re losing — and what it costs when we stay
silent.

Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988, then press 1 | Text: 838255 |
Chat: veteranscrisisline.net

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