Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/vet-activist-goes-on-hunger-strike-in-front-of-white-house Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story When the Army released data earlier this month showing that suicides had spiked to an all-time high, Tom Mahany decided he had to do something to focus more attention on the issue. He went on a hunger strike in front of the White House.