Marine veteran breaks down 'tragic' data showing increasing rate of veteran suicide

ClearForce Vice President Col. Michael Hudson told Fox News Digital how artificial intelligence is being used to identify military vets who may be struggling with mental health issues. Veteran suicide has seen an 11.6% spike between 2020 and 2021, totaling 6,392 suicides in 2021 alone, according to the Department of Veteran Affairs' Veteran Suicide Report released this month. Cole Lyle, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and executive director of Mission Roll Call (MRC), spoke with Fox News Digital about the new report, explaining why veteran suicide is an increasing issue, as well as what the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can do to prevent veterans from taking their lives. "It's a disturbing trend that after going down for two years, we saw spike," Lyle told Fox News Digital. "After COVID and the Afghanistan withdrawal … it's probably not surprising that we saw an increase in veteran suicide."