meg harrell is our guest. we will take telephone calls. you can also tweet us. what is the impact on the military of the increased suicide rates? what is it doing tomorrow? it doing to morale? guest: some would say they are small numbers. the reality is every time a unit loses a sailor, soldier, or marine, the effect of that is tremendous. we hear from commanders this is something they are dealing with everyday. we're trying to ensure their service members are safe. host: requested by twitter -- a question by twitter. james asks if the training that stresses brotherhood to the end could be part of the problem. guest: i do not see how training that emphasizes brothership and the sense of cohesion could be part of the problem. host: we of this question by twitter about whether the increased number of suicides is because of the increased number of veterans. guest: there is an increasing number of veterans. we do not think the number of suicides is strictly related to veterans. the rate of suicide is not related to the numbers. we do not know which veterans we're lo

meg harrell is our guest. we will take telephone calls. you can also tweet us. the impact on the military of the increased suicide rates? what is it doing tomorrow? it doing to morale? guest: some would say they are small numbers. the reality is every time a unit loses a sailor, soldier, or marine, the effect of that is tremendous. we hear from commanders this is something they are dealing with everyday. we're trying to ensure their service members are safe. host: requested by twitter -- a question by twitter. james asks if the training that stresses brotherhood to the end could be part of the problem. guest: i do not see how training that emphasizes brothership and the sense of cohesion could be part of the problem. host: we of this question by twitter about whether the increased number of suicides is because of the increased number of veterans. guest: there is an increasing number of veterans. we do not think the number of suicides is strictly related to veterans. the rate of suicide is not related to the numbers. we do not know which veterans we're losing to

meg harrell is our guest. we will take telephone calls. you can also tweet us. what is the impact on the military of the increased suicide rates? what is it doing tomorrow? it doing to morale? guest: some would say they are small numbers. the reality is every time a unit loses a sailor, soldier, or marine, the effect of that is tremendous. we hear from commanders this is something they are dealing with everyday. we're trying to ensure their service members are safe. host: requested by twitter -- a question by twitter. james asks if the training that stresses brotherhood to the end could be part of the problem. guest: i do not see how training that emphasizes brothership and the sense of cohesion could be part of the problem. host: we of this question by twitter about whether the increased number of suicides is because of the increased number of veterans. guest: there is an increasing number of veterans. we do not think the number of suicides is strictly related to veterans. the rate of suicide is not related to the numbers. we do not know which veterans we're lo

on this veterans day, we say thank you to meg harrell to talk about her report on military suicide. her report is available on the internet through "washington journal." our final segment is a look at who serves in the military today. we're going to ask people serving veterans why they serve. we will be right back. >> every weekend, the people and events that document the american story. this weekend, collaborators- conspirator or innocent, honor? the retry her on charges she was involved in the assassination of lincoln. from lectures in history, the presidency and cold war policy. look for the complete schedule online. click the alert button to get complete schedules in your in box. >> are we still doing business with these people? >> the parts we have been purchasing are rare and obsolete parts still being utilized in major weapons systems. the internet purchasing of platforms demonstrate that contractors or subcontractors in need of these parts have an outlet through these purchasing platforms to acquire the parts. a concern is that the intent to deceive certainly exists. >> are