Veterans demand change after second suicide in 8 months outside San Antonio VA hospital

SAN ANTONIO – Another call for change came outside Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital on Monday, as dozens demanded accountability and better accessibility to mental health services.

It comes after a second veteran died by suicide outside the VA in eight months. U.S. Navy veteran Mark Miller died in April, and last week, U.S. Marine Corps veteran Enrique Ramos Jr. died.

“These gentlemen, these soldiers, these military veterans that have taken their lives, they’re not just statistics,” one woman said. “This is a call to action.”…

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