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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks at the annual Defense Department/Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention Conference in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2012. Panetta described suicide as one of the most complex and urgent problems facing military families, and said the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs shared a commitment to do everything possible to prevent suicides.

SUICIDE PREVENTION REMARKS

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks at the annual Defense Department/Veterans Affairs Suicide Prevention Conference in Washington, D.C., June 22, 2012. Panetta described suicide as one of the most complex and urgent problems facing military families, and said the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs shared a commitment to do everything possible to prevent suicides.

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