Veterans' suicide cannot be prevented by legislation.

Veterans' suicide cannot be prevented by legislation.

Early in the War on Terror, suicide among veterans and active-duty personnel killed more people than combat. Approximately 17 veterans commit suicide a day, according to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data. The figure is likely substantially higher since the data collection was unreliable and the analysis was biased. No matter what, one is too many.

Veterans may lose out on military mail service overseas.

Veterans may lose out on military mail service overseas.

According to a systematic study, some Military Postal Service Agency customers will no longer be able to send or receive mail internationally this year. However, the particular customers affected are still being determined, Defense Department officials announced this week.