Whistleblower Sheds Light on VA Neglect Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Iraq and Afghanistan veterans installed the flags to represent the 1,892 veterans and service members who committed suicide this year. National Mall in Washington, DC, on March 27, 2014. ( JEWEL SAMAD/AFP / Getty ) Produced by Jillian Weinberger Produced by PRI and WNYC