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Markwayne Mullin: “1 in 22 [veterans] have mental breakdowns.”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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SEN. MULLIN: 'There is no excuse for what took place.' | The Faulkner Focus

Published | Video Starts at 02:26

That is fascinating. The mental health part of it. I mean, you think about how many veterans we have that have suicide tendencies or go through a suicide 1 in 22 [veterans] have mental breakdowns. Right. And those are individuals that were deployed to a country to fight against the war on terror. (02:26–02:29)

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