I perceive that battlefield medicine improved so much after WW-2 and from between the Korean and Vietnam wars that battlefield medicine improved so much that more  injured soldiers survived their wounds. So neither did Congress nor the Veterans Admin ever prepared for an increasing number of soldiers coming home with broken bodies. Instead of being brought home in a body bag.

Accepting 16-18 soldiers suicides each day, is this just a covert genocide?  That is abt 6,500 fewer veterans to take care of every year. I wonder how millions of dollars that is saving Uncle Sam for not having to fund proper treatment for all those veterans who VOLUNTEERED to protect our freedom and ended up coming home with “broken bodies”, PTSD or many other expensive health issues.

Average Number of Veteran Suicides Per Day

In recent years, the most authoritative data indicates that an average of 17.6 veterans die by suicide each day in the United States123. This number has varied slightly each year, but recent government reports and analyses agree on figures between 16 and 18 daily.

The Role of Inadequate Health Care and Pain Management

It is well established that inadequate access to health care, particularly mental health and pain management, is a significant factor among veterans who die by suicide45.

Key Findings

• Mental Health Access: Veterans who experience delays or gaps in mental health services have a higher risk of suicide. Barriers to quality care, long wait times, and an overburdened VA system are repeatedly cited as contributing to the crisis45.

• Chronic Pain and Suicide: Chronic pain is strongly linked with increased suicide risk in veterans. Pain that is poorly managed or untreated can lead to severe psychological distress, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts6.

• Pain and Mental Health Comorbidity:

  • Veterans with both chronic pain and conditions like PTSD or depression are at especially high risk56.

  • Pain-related sleep disturbances and daily function interference were also frequently reported among veterans who died by suicide7.

Specific Numbers Related to Pain and Health Care

While the reports do not attribute a specific number of daily veteran suicides solely to “inadequate health care” or “pain management,” public health research and VA documents show:

• Pain (physical, emotional, or both) was identified as a factor in over 50% of veteran suicides reviewed by VA Behavioral Health Autopsy teams7.

• The majority of veterans who die by suicide have at least one chronic medical or mental health condition—chronic pain and untreated PTSD being particularly prominent6.

• Proper pain management has been shown to reduce suicidal thoughts and self-harm behaviors, but access to such care remains inconsistent6.

Conclusion

• The average daily veteran suicide rate is 17.6, with inadequate health care—including poor access to or management of pain—playing a documented, significant role in many of these deaths12456.

• However, there is no official daily statistic that isolates veteran suicides caused purely by inadequate health care or pain management. Instead, these issues are recognized as key risk factors contributing to the larger crisis.

If you or any veteran is struggling, reaching out to local mental health resources or the VA crisis line is strongly encouraged.

Joe Biden’s Presidential Pardons and Physicians

Total Number of People Pardoned by Joe Biden

1. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/02/07/biden-granted-more-acts-of-clemency-than-any-prior-president/
2. https://www.axios.com/2025/01/17/biden-presidential-pardons-clemency-record
3. https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/why-president-biden-pardoned-anthony-fauci
4. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-issues-preemptive-pardons-milley-fauci-jan-6-panel-members-polic-rcna188368
5. https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-fauci-milley-pardons-january-6-3cba287f89051513fb48d7ae700ae747
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_pardoned_or_granted_clemency_by_the_president_of_the_United_States
7. https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-recipients
8. https://www.justice.gov/pardon/pardons-granted-president-joseph-biden-2021-present
9. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/factbox-biden-leads-us-presidents-with-8-064-pardons-as-more-than-45-000-have-been-issued-since-1775/3459194
10. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/icymi-president-biden-grants-clemency-approximately-1500-americans-including-military
11. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/joe-biden-clemency-list-pardons-commutations.html
12. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-record-most-pardons-commutations-2500-nonviolent-drug-offenses-rcna188081
13. https://www.justice.gov/pardon/commutations-granted-president-joseph-biden-2021-2025
14. https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-joe-bidens-last-minute-pardons-marcus-garvey-2017376
15. https://www.npr.org/2025/01/17/g-s1-41788/biden-pardons-commutations-drug-sentences
16. https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/17/clemency-recipient-list-8/
17. https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/12/12/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-clemency-for-nearly-1500-americans/
18. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/us/politics/biden-pardon-autopen-trump.html
19. https://www.justice.gov/pardon/clemency-statistics
20. https://www.newsweek.com/biden-pardons-fauci-trump-list-2098567

Your question is an excellent one and reflects what many constituents wonder about communication with their members of Congress.

How constituent emails are actually processed:

1. Automated Sorting & Keyword Scanning

• Most Congressional offices receive thousands (often tens of thousands) of emails, letters, and phone calls every month.

• To cope with the sheer volume, they use constituent management software (examples: Intranet Quorum, IQ; Congress Plus) that can:

  • Automatically “read” messages using optical character recognition (OCR) if needed.

  • Scan for keywords (like “Social Security,” “Medicare,” “abortion,” “Ukraine,” etc.) or issue categories.

  • Group similar messages together (called “batching”).

2. Staff Review

• Most offices have a team of constituent services staffers (or interns) who are responsible for handling communications.

• These staffers read a sample from each batch and may individually review some messages, especially those that are unique, personal, or complex.

• If your message stands out—such as including a compelling personal story or being written in your own words—it’s more likely to be read by a human.

3. Template Responses

• The software or staff then generates a template (form) letter based on the identified topic.

• These responses are often personalized with your name and may reference your town or the specifics you mentioned but are largely pre-written and not individually crafted.

4. Exceptions

• Personal, hand-written, or unique stories are FAR more likely to be read by a real staffer and potentially passed to the member of Congress.

• Messages from constituents (i.e., people who actually live and vote in the district/state) are prioritized over messages from outside.

5. Direct Member Involvement

• Members of Congress rarely read constituent emails themselves, unless flagged as especially significant. They may get weekly or daily briefings about the volume and topics of constituent communications.

Summary/Table: What Happens with Your Email?

How to Get Noticed

• Write in your own words

• Include personal stories

• Specify your connection to the district/state

• Avoid sending only form letters from advocacy groups

In short:
Most congressional emails are initially processed automatically for key words and topic, which trigger a template reply. However, unique or heartfelt messages do get more attention from staffers, and all messages contribute to how the office measures constituent opinion.

If you want to maximize the chance of your message being read—write a personal, concise, and heartfelt message and mention your background and connection to the local area.