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John Fetterman: “18 veterans take their lives.”

Featuring: John Fetterman, Democratic | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

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Sen. John Fetterman on his post-stroke depression: "Suicide can't be my legacy for my children."

Published | Video Starts at 06:52

And that's why I really want to do this book, to just talk about it, saying, I know millions of Americans suffer from depression, and now there's also an epidemic of suicide in our nation. And now 18 veterans take their lives. This conversation. Because, you know, this message is, I'm begging you, please, please don't, don't, don't do this, because this is the decision you can't come back from. (06:52–06:55)

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