text:  Here's Sheehy speaking at the recent state GOP convention. John Tester runs on veterans. He panders to the veterans every single day. You know what? I'm so sick of hearing politicians talk about taking care of veterans when we have the highest veteran suicide rate ever, ever. That claim is not accurate, according to data from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The number of veterans who died by suicide peaked in 2018, fell in 2020, and began to rise again in 2021.