A Suicidal Veteran Texted the VA Crisis Line. A Responder Didn't Send Help, and Minutes Later the Veteran Was Dead.

[Military.com]( Daily Brief 25 September 2023 [A Suicidal Veteran Texted the VA Crisis Line. A Responder Didn't Send Help, and Minutes Later the Veteran Was Dead.]( A Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General investigation released last week found numerous problems with the hotline's response to a case in 2021 that resulted in a veteran's death. [Read More]( More Military.com Stories [The Last Skirt Mandate in Marine Corps Has Been Nixed After Female Troops Advocated for Change]( [Why Our Generals Can't Think (Opinion)]( [Government Shutdown Would Not Affect VA Medical Care and Most Benefits, Secretary Says]( [A World War II Classic Gets a Modern Update in 'The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial']( [More Burial and Funeral Costs Can Now Be Covered by Veterans Benefits]( [Threat to Troop Paychecks Rises as Congress Fumbles Pentagon Bill and Lurches Toward a Government Shutdown]( [The Navy Test Pilot Who Shot Down His Own Fighter Jet]( [How Timely Orders Can Make or Break a Military Experience]( [Pentagon Says Ukraine Training, Weapons Shipments Will Continue Despite Any Government Shutdown]( [A 9/11 Defendant Is Ruled Unfit for Trial After a Medical Panel Finds Torture Left Him Psychotic]( [911 Call Shows Bizarre Circumstances of F-35 Ejection: 'Not Sure Where the Airplane Is,' Pilot Says]( [Ukraine Is Building an Advanced Army of Drones. For Now, Pilots Improvise with Duct Tape and Bombs]( [Birthplace of the Atomic Bomb Braces For its Biggest Mission Since the Top-Secret Manhattan Project]( [Historians Race to Find Great Lakes Shipwrecks Before Quagga Mussels Destroy the Sites]( [F-35s Are Rarely Flight-Ready and Repairs Are Too Slow, GAO Report Says]( [US Contractor Originally from Ethiopia Arrested on Espionage Charges, Justice Department Says]( [Black Teens Learn to Fly and Aim for Careers in Aviation in the Footsteps of Tuskegee Airmen]( [How to Combine Leg Day and Cardio Workouts During Your Fitness Training]( Today's Military Trivia The Battle of Puebla -- which is commemorated by the holiday Cinco de May -- occurred during what 1861-67 conflict? Video of the Day [Chile Celebrates Independence Day With Military Parade]( [Watch More Military.com Videos]( Download our Military News App! [App Store]( [Google Play]( You are subscribed to the Early Brief. [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options]( | [Privacy Policy]( [Military.com]( [Military.com]( [Military.com]( [Military.com]( [Military.com]( Reach millions of people in the military community. [Advertise with us]( Copyright © 2023 Military Advantage, Inc. All rights reserved. 133 Boston Post Road, Weston, MA 02493