Yes. We are the suicide generation.
New: Joe Rogan just found out from Gary Sinise, who’s famous for playing Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump, about the veteran suicide crisis and discovers a devastating stat that reveals U.S. service members and post-9/11 war veterans are about four times more likely to die from combat operations:
ROGAN: “30,177 deaths by suicide among post-9/11 service members and veterans versus 7,057 U.S. military deaths in post-9/11 war operations. 4.3 times as many.”
SINISE: “They're all casualties of war.”
ROGAN: “100%.”
CONTEXT: These figures come from BROWN UNIVERSITY'S COSTS OF WAR PROJECT.
In JUNE 2021, researcher Thomas Howard Suitt published a study examining the extraordinary mental-health toll of America's wars following September 11, 2001.
Using military and veterans' records, the study estimated:
30,177 SUICIDE DEATHS among active-duty service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars.
7,057 U.S. MILITARY DEATHS in post-9/11 war operations.
The researchers identified several factors potentially contributing to the crisis:
Traumatic brain injuries from explosions.
Post-traumatic stress and repeated exposure to combat.
The difficulty of transitioning back into civilian life.
Social isolation, chronic pain, military culture, and other psychological and social pressures.
The comparison does NOT mean every suicide was caused by combat, and the two figures measure different categories of deaths.
But the scale of the problem is extraordinary.
And here's what makes the conversation especially relevant TODAY.
On SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs released its newest NATIONAL VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION REPORT.
It found that 6,488 AMERICAN VETERANS died by suicide in 2024 alone.
That's approximately 18 VETERANS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Even more concerning?
The VA reported that 62% of veterans who died by suicide in 2024 had NOT received VA healthcare during the year they died or the preceding year.
These newer numbers cover veterans from ALL service eras, not just the post-9/11 generation.
But they demonstrate that the broader crisis continues.
And this is precisely why Gary Sinise has dedicated so much of his life to supporting America's military families.
IMPORTANT NOTES: Through the GARY SINISE FOUNDATION, he helps wounded veterans, first responders, and families who have lost loved ones.
His foundation's SNOWBALL EXPRESS program provides year-round support for the children and surviving spouses of fallen military heroes.
Because behind these statistics are real families.
Parents who lost their children.
Spouses who lost their partners.
Children who will grow up without their mothers or fathers.
And fellow service members who carry the memory of friends they couldn't save.
It's a reminder that the human consequences of military service can continue long after someone returns home.
And although the VA has reported some encouraging improvements in suicide-prevention outcomes, thousands of veterans are still dying each year.
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This dude nephew Tommy prank calls used to be so funny. Remember that one where he called the dude and told him to stop calling his girlfriend and interrupting they time together? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Man I remember learning this about him. Crazy experience. Really came through in his writing.
At 28, Dostoevsky was dragged before a firing squad, spared at the final second, and exiled to four years of hard labor in Siberia. Surrounded by brutal cold and severe illness, he lost his entire youth, but he never lost his spirit. Instead, those dark years forged his deepest wisdom and compassion for human nature. He went on to write Crime and Punishment at 45 and completed The Brothers Karamazov at 59.
No season of suffering is wasted. Yes, you can start all over again.
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Happens to the best of us. Che Guevara had a close relationship with a honey trap double agent as well.
honey trap | noun | a scheme in criminal activity or in espionage that involves using the possibility of a romantic or sexual relationship to lure someone into a compromising position often for the purpose of blackmailing them
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Took some pretty cool shots of Kingston after the lecture yesterday.
This is mine, get your own. This a fucking money shot. 💯👑
This is mine, get your own. This a fucking money shot. 💯👑
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What a talent…
Charles Hamilton will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of his critically acclaimed album, The Pink Lavalamp, at a special headlining show at SOBs tonight on his birthday. 🎉🥳
The Harlem rapper will be performing at SOBs for the first time in over 10 years following the release .E. (The Hamilton Experience), out now.
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