Jun. 21—Three Washington American Legion members are suing more than a dozen people affiliated with the state chapter, alleging former officers paid themselves and others more than $417,000 in unauthorized
EPHRATA Every 28 seconds or so, a U.S. military veteran attempts to take their own life.
“Suicide is the 12th leading cause of death in the U.S. There were 46,000 deaths by suicide in 2020 and there were 1.15 million attempts,” said Mike Badgley, a suicide prevention peer specialist for the Washington State Department of Military Affairs.