An average of 18 U.S. military veterans die by suicide every day.
From 2001 to 2024, during the Global War on Terror, more than 7,000 military members died in combat. In less than 25 years, 140,000 veterans have taken their own lives.
The numbers are staggering. But a group of veterans in Post Falls, Idaho is determined to change that. American Legion Post 143, the largest in Idaho, is teaming with Be The One, a national organization working to help curb the nation’s veteran suicide epidemic…