Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share VA, DOD Leaders Discuss Suicide Prevention Defense.gov Aug. 29, 2019 | 34:54 Veterans Affairs Robert L. Wilkie and James N. Stewart, performing the duties of the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, provide comments on suicide prevention at the 2019 Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Suicide Prevention Conference in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 29, 2019. The conference is a three-day event in which experts in the field come together to share research findings and practical experience on suicide prevention to help prevent suicide within the military and among veterans.